January 13, 2025

Thomas Erwin Phipps, or “Erwin”, as he was known to his friends and loved ones, was born on October 24, 1895, in Stony Point, Tennessee to Reverend Joshua “Jot” Phipps and Ann “Ro” Tadlock Phipps. He had five siblings, Pella “Peggy” Phipps, born 1881, Helen Phipps, born 1883, Foster Phipps, born 1887, Edgar Phipps, born…