Rex Lodell Phipps passed away peacefully on February 21st, 2021 at his home in McMinnville, Oregon. Rex was born on February 27, 1933 in Prescott, Iowa to Charley Ray Phipps and Nellie (Carlton) Phipps. Rex was the youngest of nine children. During his early years his family spent most of their time in Iowa, but also lived in the Newberg, Oregon area at times. Rex went into the Army in 1953, where he served in the Korean War as a Wireman and ended his service with the rank of Corporal. In 1955, Rex and Patricia Kling were married in Newton, Iowa. They went on to have three children, Mindy, and twins Mark and Diane. Rex was a man of many talents. He worked as a house painter in Iowa but could often be found working on people’s cars or building kitchen cabinets for family members. There was nothing he couldn’t fix. Upon moving to Oregon for the last time in 1969, he began working for the Sports Center, and later Mountain Valley Cycle as a motorcycle mechanic. Rex is survived by his wife Patricia, daughters Mindy Menke and Diane (Bruce) Burnham, son Mark (Clara) Phipps, brother Melvin Phipps of Newberg, OR, sister Margaret Grimes of Villisca, Iowa and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his sisters, Juanita Rucker and Pauline Phipps, his brothers, Arlo Phipps, Virgil Phipps, Chuck Phipps, and Jack Phipps, and his son-in-law, Fred Menke. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, February 27th, at 1pm at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.