PHILLIPS, Mary Odessa^[1]

1914 - 1960  (46 years)

• Name	PHILLIPS, Mary Odessa
  Birth	27 Oct 1914	Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Nov 1960
  	Funeral Service To Be Friday fo Mary Odessa Tuma Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 p. m. in the Presbyterian church at Cut Bank for Mrs. Mary Odessa Tuma, who passed away Tuesday at her home 25 miles north of Cut Bank, Rev Harold Daniels of Conrad will officiate at the ceremony and burial will be at Crown Hill. Pallbearers are Bud Proefrock, Gordon Humes, Carl Dahlen, Earl Jacobson, Leonard Proefrock an Harold Bell A Cut Bank native, she was born October 27, 1914 and wa married to Arnold A. Tuma July17. 1932(sic) at Kalispell. She is th daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H Phillips of Cut Bank. She graduated from Cut Bank high school and had lived he entire life in this community. She is survived by her parents her husband, one daughter, Mrs Donna Kay Dickinson of Laurel a son, Gene A. Tuma of Rosebud and two sisters, Helen A. Sullivan of Cut Bank and Virginia Parker of Manhatten Beach, Calif., and six grandchildren. Relatives from a distance who will be attending the funeral services are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tuma of Marion; Mr. and Mrs Gene Tuma of Rosebud, and Mrs Jim Dickinson of Laurel. To all her friends, Mary Tuma was a friendly, pleasant person with a calm, happy attitude toward life. She enriched the lives of everyone who knew her by her outgoing spirit. She will be sorely missed by her friends and the deepest sympathy of the community pours out to her relatives. Cut Bank Pioneer Press Thu, Nov 17, 1960 ·Page 1 Card of Thanks Our extra speical thanks to the people of Glacier county for the 17 donatons to Yellowstone Boys Ranch; the contribution to the American Cancer Society, and the sevven masses for the intention of Mary Tuma. We very much appreciate your kindness. The family of Mary Tuma.Cut Bank Pioneer Press Thu, Dec 08, 1960 ·Page 8
  Burial	Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States   [2]
  	Address: Crown Hill Cemetery
  Person ID	I624	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Jindra Family Tree (Mike's fraternal/Ellen's fraternal)
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Living
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F2602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TUMA, Arnold Archibald,   b. 3 Jun 1909, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 15 Jun 1973, Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States (Age 64 years)  [3, 4]
  Marriage	15 Jul 1933	Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States   [5]
  	Five Licenses were issued from Thursday of last week until today. They are as follows: Arnold A. Tuma and Mary O. Phillips The Flathead Monitor Thu, Jul 20, 1933 ·Page 1
  Children	+ 1. TUMA, Gene Arnold,   b. 22 Dec 1933, Cut Bank, Glacier, Montana, United States d. 25 Jun 1996, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, United States (Age 62 years) + 2. Living
  Photos		TU-Tuma Gene Tuma and mom?
  Family ID	F146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Website - FindAGrave, viewed online; 14 January 2023; Arnold A. Tuma; memorial ID 137721696; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137721696. Arnold A Tuma BIRTH 1909 DEATH 1973 (aged 63–64) BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Cut Bank, Glacier County, Montana, USA MEMORIAL ID 137721696 [S41] Website - FindAGrave, viewed online; 14 January 2023; Mary O. Phillips Tuma; memorial ID 137721648; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137721648/mary-o-tuma. Mary O Phillips Tuma BIRTH 1914 DEATH 1960 (aged 45–46) BURIAL Crown Hill Cemetery Cut Bank, Glacier County, Montana, USA MEMORIAL ID137721648 [S39] Vital Records - Montana Marriages Index, 1865-1950 - FamilySearch, viewed online; 5 August 2018; Gene Arnold Tuma and Irene Ruth Peace, 03 Jul 1953; Marriage, Lake, Montana, USA, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,902,484; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37F-WXH. Name Gene Arnold Tuma Event Type Marriage Event Date 3 Jul 1953 Event Place Lake, Montana, United States Sex Male Age 19 Birth Year (Estimated) 1934 Father's Name Arnold A. Tuma Mother's Name Mary O. Phillips Spouse's Name Irene Ruth Peace Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1934 Spouse's Father's Name James William Peace Spouse's Mother's Name Della A. Jung [S189] Vital Records - Montana Yellowstone County Records, 1881-2011 - FamilySearch, viewed online; 14 January 2023; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1B-NDDN : 29 November 2018. Name James Theodore Dickinson Event Type Marriage Event Date 29 Oct 1955 Event Place Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States Event Place (Original) Billings Sex Male Age 21 Birth Year (Estimated) 1934 Father's Name Frank A. Dickinson Mother's Name Ada Joan Hucke Spouse's Name Donna K Tuma Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1936 Spouse's Father's Name Arnold A. Tuma Spouse's Mother's Name Mary O. Phillips [S35] Newspaper - Montana - Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Elks hold services for arnie Tuma; obituary; 21 June 1973; viewed online.