Phillip Sinclair's Obituary
Phillip Dee Sinclair, son of Hardin and Estle Crego Sinclair, was born June 5, 1932, near Dodge City, Kansas. He departed this life Thursday, December 1, 2011, in Cox Medical Center South, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of seventy-nine years, five months, and twenty-six days. On April 3, 1955, he was united in marriage to Ruby Elizabeth Hunt, and to this union three daughters and two sons were born. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Donna Roberts, and Joleen Norman. Phillip is survived by his loving wife of fifty-six years, Ruby, of the home; two sons, Kevin Sinclair, of Lebanon, Missouri, and Clay Sinclair, of Raleigh, North Carolina; three daughters, Beth Holowich, of Como, Colorado, Melanie Bogart, of Lee?s Summit, Missouri, and Anita Carroll, of Lebanon, Missouri; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Bob Sinclair, of Blairsburg, Iowa; three sisters, Carol Chapman, of Whitewater, Colorado, Linda Ostrander, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Loris Sinclair, of Denver, Colorado; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. He was raised in Eastern Colorado, where by the age of ten, he had spent many hours on a tractor or combine in the wheat fields. He stayed in Arriba, Colorado, and graduated from Arriba High School in the Class of 1950. He then rejoined his family which had relocated to rural Lebanon, Missouri. Phil enlisted in the United States Air Force, and served from 1952 until 1956, as a flight engineer in a ferrying squadron transporting planes to all the states and twenty-six foreign countries. Phil and Ruby started their family in Colorado and then moved their five children to Lebanon, Missouri, in 1977. Phil owned and operated the Vacuum Center in downtown Lebanon until retiring in 1997. He then took up a new hobby of woodworking. During his retirement years, he crafted picture frames, Adirondack chairs, cabinetry, and many other projects. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Phil was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them throughout the years.
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