Phillips, Mrs. Lola Barnhart, 86, opera singer until her retirement 20 years ago, Oct. 25 in Milford, Conn. Survived by two sons, Russell H. Cleveland; Col. William H. Phillips, of the Air Force, and a daughter, Mrs. Lola P. Vonkers. Burial in Ferncliffe Cemetery, Westchester, N.Y., Oct. 27.
Source: The Billboard, the world’s foremost amusement weekly, November 13, 1948; Pg. 57