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Velma Bethama (Beth) Phelps, 87, died Tuesday, December 7, 1999. She is survived by her daughter, Beth Ann Herschman and companion, Jim Brown; son, Fred D. Phelps and wife, Jane of Upper Montclair, NJ; grandsons, Michael Scott Terry and wife, Kettie of Ivoryton, CT, David Trent Terry of Austin, TX, Paul Warren Phelps and wife, Lori of San Marcos, TX, Timothy Phelps Terry of San Francisco, CA, Noah Herschman and Ethan Herschman, both of Canton, MA, and Adam Keyes Phelps of Washington, DC; granddaughter, Sarah Bruntel Phelps of New York, NY; three great-grandchildren, Luke Alan Terry and James Warren Terry, both of San Marcos, TX, and Tess Emanuell Herschman of Canton, MA. She had a lifetime career as an educator, beginning as a teacher in a two-room school in rural Oklahoma and continuing in various elementary schools in Portales, Clovis and Santa Fe, NM. She retired in 1970 and moved to Austin, TX, where she was active in community dance clubs. She had resided in La Vida Llena in Albuquerque since 1992. She loved music and played both violin and piano. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, on Friday, December 10, 1999, from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Following the visitation in Albuquerque the body will be sent to Oklahoma for interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Minco, OK. A Memorial service in Albuquerque is pending. French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE.
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