Obituaries: Phinney-Karr

Posted on April 10, 2018

Patricia Phinney-Karr

Patricia Ann (Phinney-Lewis) Karr, 58, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at her residence in Loda, Ill.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury,Ill. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday also at the memorial home. The family suggests memorials be given to the Patricia Ann (Phinney-Lewis) Karr memorial fund.

Patricia was born Sept. 16, 1959 in Portland, Maine the daughter of Charles and Bertha Tull Phinney Sr.

Survivors include a son, Roger Lee Kinnerson, Ina, Ill.; stepfather, Al Smithling, North Dakota; two brothers, Richard Tull, Loda; Charles Phinney Jr., Bloomington, Ill.; one sister, Jeanette (Scott) Rood, Flanagan,Ill.; 13 other brothers and sisters; and her 37 loving nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, David A. Phinney and Chad Smithling and nephew Bradley W. Batton.

Patricia had worked as a flooring specialist at Eli Lilly Company.

Patti had the love of Jesus for the whole entire world.

A guest registry is available at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.

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