the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Marriage and family In 1909 he married Genevieve Elliott in Knoxville, Iowa. Waite and Genevieve had two children, Helen Jane (July 1, 1911 – May 19, 1963; age 52) and Elliott "Chope" Waite (January 11, 1918 – April 26, 2015). Helen Jane married baseball player and attorney William R. Breckinridge. Waite Phillips died on January 27, 1964, at age 81. Waite and Genevieve Phillips are buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. See also Mount Phillips (New Mexico) References Further reading Michael Wallis, Beyond the Hills: The Journey of Waite Phillips, Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1995. Stephen Zimmer and Nancy Klein, Vision, Grace and Generosity: The Story of Waite and Genevieve Phillips and the Philmont Ranch, Boy Scouts of America, Philmont Scout Ranch, 2002. External links Bio on Phillips "Phillps, Waite: Entrepreneur • – 1883–1964", Famous Iowans, Des Moines Register, 21 Nov 2009 Listing of historic buildings, Tulsa Preservation Commission Waite Phillips Elementary School Boy Scouts of America, official site Voices of Oklahoma interview with Elliot & Virginia Phillips. First person interview conducted on May 5, 2009, with Elliot "Chope" and Virginia Phillips, son and daughter-in-law of Waite Phillips. 1883 births 1964 deaths American businesspeople in the oil industry Philanthropists from Oklahoma Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery People from Greater Los Angeles People from Iowa Businesspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma Philmont Scout Ranch 20th-century American philanthropists 20th-century American businesspeople