Sefton, Philip Eugene 'Phil'

1949 - 2020  (71 years)

• Name	Sefton, Philip Eugene 'Phil'
  		Philip Eugene 'Phil' Sefton (1949-2020)
  Birth	25 Feb 1949	Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SEFT.P001
  _FGRAVE	212728189
  Death	9 Jul 2020	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Philip Eugene Sefton, age 71, of Xenia, passed away at home on the afternoon of Thursday, July 9, 2020, from complications of lung fibrosis, a disease often referred to as “farmer’s lung.” Just the day before, Phil had been released from the rehabilitation unit of Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, following a three-week stay.
  Burial	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Sefton, Philip Eugene
  Person ID	I21533	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Sefton, Byron P.,   b. 26 Sep 1916   d. Jun 1966 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Porter, Edna Mae,   b. 12 Oct 1922, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 May 2016, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1946  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F9589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Colclasure, K.L.
  Children	+ 1. Sefton, J. + 2. Sefton, S.
  Family ID	F9588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Feb 1949 - Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Death - 9 Jul 2020 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  In 1967, he was graduated from Flora High School, where he received the outstanding agricultural student award. Before high school graduation, however, upon the death of his father, Phil assumed responsibility for running the family farm alongside his mother, Edna. At age 22, on April 9, 1971, Phil married Kathy Lynn Colclasure. Over their 49 years of marriage, Phil and Kathy together built a successful farming business and cattle operation. Simultaneously, Phil and Kathy raised two hardworking children—Jeremy Sefton and Shelli Slifer—who have, in turn, given them four rambunctious and farm-minded grandchildren. In Phil’s absence, Jeremy will continue to run the family farm, now in its fourth generation, alongside Kathy, son-in-law Chris Slifer, and grandson, Thomas. In addition to the land, Phil loved many things during his life: family, neighbors, sharing time with cherished friends, livestock, playing practical jokes, and traveling a bit through the Western US. His character can be captured in a few adjectives: hardworking, loyal, prepared, private, smart, honest, and a tad ornery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5909] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sefton, Philip Eugene, 71, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212728189/philip-eugene-sefton), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5910] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sefton, Philip Eugene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212728189/philip-eugene-sefton), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14289] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sefton, Byron P. and Edna M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23402889), none. (Reliability: 2).