Emma Jean Phelps Emma Jean Phelps, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:20PM on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on June 22, 1925 in Troy, to the late Floyd and Frances Clifton Belden. She was married to Hanson E. Phelps and he preceded her in death in August of 2009. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Pam Phelps of Tipp City, Ohio; two daughters and a son-in-law, Nancy Kuehne of Sidney, Ohio, and Merry and Terry Unger of Piqua, Ohio; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Mrs. Phelps was preceded in death by two sons, David Phelps, Sr., and Donald Phelps; son-in-law, Elliot Kuehne; and four brothers: Floyd, Robert, Richard and Larry Belden. She was a graduate of Troy High School. Mrs. Phelps was a member of the Skyview Wesleyan Church in Tipp City, Ohio. She was a former member and past president of the Trojan Grandmothers Club and served as a volunteer for many years at Van Cleve School. Services will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Interment will follow in Miami Memorial Park, Covington, Ohio. Friends may call from 10-11AM on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.