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Phyllis Stumbo
PHYLLIS STUMBO
Tipton
Phyllis Stumbo, 83, of Tipton, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, after hitting her head in a fall. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. A short graveside service will be held at Shawver Cemetery, 210th Street, Tipton, just outside of Cedar Bluff. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the funeral home.
Survivors include her husband, Hugh Stumbo; children, Mitchell Stumbo, Andy Stumbo, Lorelei Falsetti and Circe Stumbo; sister, Martha Sue Jarvis; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Opal Ernst.
Phyllis was born in Olive Hill, Ky., and married in 1955. Phyllis earned a B.A. from Morehead State College in Kentucky, a M.A. from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. A registered dietitian, she worked as a research scientist for 29 years at the University of Iowa Clinical Research Center and was known nationally and internationally for her work on nutrient databases. Of all her roles, however, she perhaps enjoyed being grandmother best of all.
Further information is at www.fryfuneralhome.com/obituaries.
Memorials may be made to Tipton Ambulance Service.
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