A COUNTRY WESTERN WAKE FAMILY AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE MEMORY OF WILLIE PHELPS WITH HIS MUSIC, MOVIES AND MEMORABILIA.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER) From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: March 14, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: TONY STEIN THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

It was the kind of party Willie Phelps would have loved. Good friends, good food, good music, great memories.

Memories of Willie, the big-voiced country singer who died March 1. Last Sunday, about 250 family, friends and fans gathered to honor his 89 years of life. Not so much with tears or solemn words, but with a grip on the enjoyment Willie and his two brothers created for more than four decades. The party, held at th...