Jimmie L. “Cowboy” Phifer

Apr 23rd, 1954 - May 14th, 2016
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Herrin- Jimmie L. “Cowboy” Phifer, 62, of Herrin, passed away at 5:35 PM, Saturday, May 14, 2016 at West Side Care Center in West Frankfort.

Jimmie was born on April 23, 1954 in Ridgely, TN to James F. and Ammie (Holland) Phifer. He worked many years as a gas station attendant at Veach Gas Station and later as a bouncer at Fred’s Dance Barn in Carterville.

Cowboy loved watching western movies, especially John Wayne, and listening to his favorite country music artists like George Jones and Hank Williams Jr. He walked most everywhere he went and was a regular face to be seen walking about the local area. He most enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews and will be dearly missed by those that knew and loved him.

Survivors include-

Son- Tommy Lee Phifer of Indiana
Sister- Barbara Daniels and husband John of Winter Haven, FL
Nephew- Joseph Riley and wife Joli of Royalton
Nephew- John Reams and wife Wendy of Carterville
Niece- Christina Castwell of Florida
Nephew- John Daniels, Jr of Florida
7 great nieces and nephews:
Dailee Riley of Herrin
Jay, Shawnee and Ozzy Suddath of Carterville
Evan, Josh and Eddie Reams of Carterville

He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters- Toni Palmer, Lolita Phifer and Wanda Phifer and one brother- Pee Wee Phifer.

As per his wishes he will be cremated and private family services will be held at a later date. Memorial arrangements were made at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin.

For more information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.hughesfuneralhomes.com.




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  • Guest: Tracy

    From: JW, Illinois

    Date: May 19, 2016

    To the family, so sorry for your loss. May God’s word the Bible, along with family and friends, provide comfort and support during your time of sorrow. To help ease some of the pain, 1 Corinthians 15:26 says: “He will bring the enemy death to nothing”. His son, Jesus Christ, said at John 5:28,29 “Do not be amazed at this, because all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out”. This means that we have a promise and a hope of seeing our loved ones again. To learn more about this wonderful promise from God, type the following URL into your browser to read or listen to the 1/2 page article, Can the Dead Really Live Again?: tinyurl.com/mezwv23.

  • Guest: Linda and Charie Hogg

    From: Carterville, Illinois

    Date: May 20, 2016

    We are so sorry to hear of the passing of Jimmy.
    We at Charlie’s Air Conditioning and Heating enjoyed seeing Jimmy walk through our doors!
    He was indeed a character and will be surely missed.