Alva Review-Courier -

Funeral services for Melva Elizabeth Philips were held on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel with Reverend John Clapp, pastor of Alva Bible Baptist Church, officiating. Burial followed in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Melva Elizabeth was born March 26, 1936, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Melva (Hadley) and Clarence Chew and passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at the age of 87 on February 5, 2024.

She graduated from Central Point High School in Medford, Oregon, in 1954. She then moved to...