Cecil Garland Phillips

1902 - 1980  (77 years)

• Name	Cecil Garland Phillips
  Born	19 Nov 1902	Smith Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	chief of police
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Wool Carder, Felt Factory
  Residence	1921	101 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-323127
  Died	10 Oct 1980	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I323127	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Edward Phillips,   b. 3 Nov 1875, Wolford Centre, Merrickville-Wolford, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1909, Smith Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Adeline Garland,   b. 18 May 1873, Carleton Place, Lanark Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 Jul 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1898	Almonte, Lanark Co., Ontario   [5]
  Family ID	F59853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Violet Elena Kuntz,   b. 26 Jun 1905, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1980  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1928	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Audrey Phillips,   d. Bef 1980   2. Roger Phillips
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PHILLIPS, Cecil G. - Passed away at the K-W Hospital, on Friday, Oct. 10, 1980, Cecil G. Phillips, aged 77 years, of 31 Bloomingdale Rd., Kitchener. He was retired from Rumpel Felt Ltd., and had been the former chief of police of the village of Bridgeport for over 20 years. He was a member of Emmanuel United Church, Kitchener (Bridgeport). Surviving is his wife the former Violet. Kuntz. one son Roger of RR 1, Elmira; brother of Fred Shanks of Waterloo, Marjorie (Mrs. Harold Berner) of Kitchener, Mrs. Jean Hensman of Scarborough, and Cleo (Mrs. Russel Hawson) of Brantford. Surviving are three grand-children, Valerie Foerster, Tracey and Lance Phillips, and one great-granddaughter, Rebecca Foerster. He was predeceased by one daughter, Audrey, and two brothers, Edward and Robert. Mr. Phillips' family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, after Sunday 2 p.m. Funeral and committal service in the funeral home chapel, Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. William Wilkinson officiating. Interment Memorial cemetery, Kitchener (Bridgeport). Expressions of sympathy may be shown by contributions to the K-W Parents of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Association. ___________________ CECIL PHILLIPS served 21 years Retired police chief dies at 77 Cecil "Phip" Phillips, former police chief of Bridgeport for 21 years, died Friday at K-W Hospital. Phillips, 77, off 31 Blooming-dale Rd., Kitchener, retired from his police duties in 1965. At that time it was considered a part-time job but he was on call 24 hours a day. Phillips also worked at the Rumpel Felt Company Ltd. in Kitchener and was truant officer in Bridgeport for K-W Collegiate, Eastwood Collegiate and the Bridgeport public and separate schools. He once recalled how Bridgeport in the 1950s was the weekend activity centre for young people from the Twin Cities, Guelph and Hamilton. Because of that, he was kept busy controlling drunks and stopping fights almost every weekend. Phillips is survived by his wife, the former Violet Kuntz and a son who lives in Elmira. He was predeceased by a daughter, Audrey. Funeral services will be held Sunday followed by interment at Memorial Cemetery, Bridgeport.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Cecil Inas Phillips Date of Birth:10 Nov 1902 Gender:Male Birth Place:Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Robert E Phillips Mother's name:Adeline Garland [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Cecil M... Phillips Sex: Male Birth Date: 10 Nov 1902 Birthplace: Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Birthplace (Original): Smiths Falls, Lanark, Ontario Father's Name: Robert E. Phillips Mother's Name: Adeline Garland [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161746040/cecil-garland-phillips. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Robert Ernest Phillips Sex: Male Birth Date: 04 Oct 1909 Birthplace: Carleton Place, Lanark Father's Name: Robert Edward Phillips Mother's Name: Adeline Garland Married 23 Apr 1898 Almont, Ontario [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Violet Elena Kuntz Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1905 Birth Place:Baden, Ontario Marriage Date:4 Jun 1928 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Henry Kuntz Mother:Annie Pfieffer Spouse:Cecil Garland Phillips Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1903 Spouse Birth Place:Smith Fall's, Ontario Spouse Father:Robert Phillips Spouse Mother:Adeline Garland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Nov 1902 - Smith Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - chief of police - - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Wool Carder, Felt Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Jun 1928 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Oct 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth