James Henry Pop Phibbs Jr. 90 of Newberry died Friday June 12 2015 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. The family will be at his residence 2210 Glenn St Newberry and will receive friends there from 5:00 until 7:00 PM Sunday. Graveside funeral services with military honors and Masonic Rites will be conducted at 11:00 AM Monday in Newberry Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Rodney Gunter. Mr. Phibbs was born on November 16 1924 in Newberry a son of the late James Henry and Rosa Crapps Phibbs. During his junior year at Newberry College he was drafted into the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Canberra Aviation Unit during WWII. He worked in the lumber industry his entire adult life. He was a member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church where he was the Sunday School Superintendent for 32 years. He also was a member of Amity Masonic Lodge # 87 Newberry York Rite Bodies Hejaz Shrine Temple and the Newberry Shrine Club. He truly enjoyed his participation in the Shrine but most of all he enjoyed spending as much time as he could on Lake Murray and with his family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 68 years Ruby Hester Phibbs; his son and daughter-in-law James H. Jimmie Do-Nut and Cassandra Cockrell Phibbs of Prosperity; his granddaughter and her fiance Brooke C. Phibbs and Joshua Pressley; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family and was predeceased by his sister Margie Phibbs Smith and brothers Alford Phibbs and Charlie Phibbs. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospital for Children c/o Hejaz Shrine Temple PO Box 667 Mauldin SC 29662. Active pallbearers will be Johnny Smith Bill Hester Brian Franklin Brian LeCompte Mike Dominick Tony Hedgepath and Jerry Hester. Honorary pallbearers will be all the Shriners in attendance. Please share your memories or condolences at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.