Phil Sloan

September 6, 1952 - August 4, 2020

Phil Sloan Jefferson, Iowa Date of Death: August 4, 2020 Funeral services for Phil Sloan, 67, of Jefferson, will be held at 11:00am Friday, August 7, 2020 at Gospel Open Bible Church, Jefferson, IA. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. An Elks Memorial Service will begin at 9:30am Friday at Gospel Open Bible Church. The public is welcome. The family will visit with friends starting at 10:00am Friday, prior to the funeral, at Gospel Open Bible Church. Phil Sloan was born September 6, 1952 in Jefferson Iowa. His parents were Homer and Iona (Young) Sloan. Phil was the youngest child in the family with two brothers, Lloyd and Lee, and one sister, Colleen. Phil graduated from Jefferson School in 1970. He married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Davis, on December 12, 1970. They became the parents of two children: a daughter, Melissa, born in 1976 and a son, Chad, born in 1979. Phil worked at the corner gas station during high school and after marrying he worked various jobs like Jefferson Monument Works, AMF, and Osmundsons. In 1979 Phil started Sloan Plumbing and Drain Service. He owned and operated the business for 40 years. He also had several rental properties he operated. Phil sold both businesses to his son, Chad. Phil was involved in a car club from Des Moines and a car club from Webster City. He loved his old cars and attended car shows with friends about every weekend. Phil was a member of the Jefferson Elks Lodge for several years. He loved to fish, and he traveled to Canada and Wisconsin with family and friends for many years. Phil was a hard worker. He loved to work and enjoyed helping people in the community with any task that was asked of him. He taught his family the value of hard work, the courage to succeed, and the strength to fight for what is right. Phil Sloan passed away on August 4, 2020 at the age of 67years. He left many memories behind for all his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Sloan; son, Chad Sloan; and daughter, Melissa Smith, all of Jefferson, IA; six grandchildren: Gerrick, Dylan, and Monica Smith; Jordan, Ethan, and Lillian Sloan; and one great granddaughter, Kinsley Smith. Phil loved to watch the grandchildren and would be known to tell stories about them to anyone who would listen. Memorials in Phil’s name may be given to the family.