Co. B 235 Engineers C Bn.
Born 24 Aug 1926 to Ethel Acree Sullivan & James Monroe Sullivan in the Cedar Flat community of Metcalfe, Kentucky.
Philip was the younger brother of Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan & Johnny "Lonzo" Sullivan, of the Grand Ole Opry "Lonzo & Oscar" comedy & music duo. Philip was an up & coming country music singer.
Tragically, on 9 Oct 1959, Philip & his sister-in-law, Evelyn Ruth Sullivan, (wife of Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan) were killed in a car wreck while on tour in Wyoming. A drunk driver hit the car they were riding in. His brother Oscar, also involved in the wreck, was hospitalized for five months.
Philip was survived by his wife, Bernice Cline Sullivan, a Gadsden native, & his son, Philip Dale Sullivan.
Burial was in Crestwood Cemetery.
Co. B 235 Engineers C Bn.
Born 24 Aug 1926 to Ethel Acree Sullivan & James Monroe Sullivan in the Cedar Flat community of Metcalfe, Kentucky.
Philip was the younger brother of Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan & Johnny "Lonzo" Sullivan, of the Grand Ole Opry "Lonzo & Oscar" comedy & music duo. Philip was an up & coming country music singer.
Tragically, on 9 Oct 1959, Philip & his sister-in-law, Evelyn Ruth Sullivan, (wife of Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan) were killed in a car wreck while on tour in Wyoming. A drunk driver hit the car they were riding in. His brother Oscar, also involved in the wreck, was hospitalized for five months.
Philip was survived by his wife, Bernice Cline Sullivan, a Gadsden native, & his son, Philip Dale Sullivan.
Burial was in Crestwood Cemetery.
Family Members
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Carl Monroe Sullivan Sr
1910–1971
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James Walter Sullivan
1912–1987
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Ben F. Sullivan
1914–1914
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Henry Waterson Sullivan
1915–1977
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Johnny "Lonzo" Sullivan
1917–1967
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Rollin "Oscar" Sullivan
1919–2012
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Clarice Sullivan Baker
1921–2010
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CPL Ernest Sullivan
1924–1987
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Ruby Sullivan Martin
1928–2011
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Clyde E. Sullivan
1931–1938
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