The Rev. Stephen “Steve” E. Phinney died on May 2, 2020, at the age of 80.

Steve is survived by his wife, Cynthia Mortland Phinney; his three
children: Sara Phinney Kelley and her husband Dave, Jennifer Phinney Bell
and her husband Pat, and Robert Stephen Phinney and his wife Alyce; his
five grandchildren: Rachel Bell Hopkins and her husband Cameron Hopkins,
Erin Bell, Kathleen (Katie) Kelley, Tobey Phinney and Lucas Phinney; as
well as his brother Robert A. Phinney and wife Caroline. He was preceded in
death by his parents and his first wife, Lucy Walsh Phinney.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Food Bank of the Rockies.

UURMaPA will contribute $50 to the UUMA Endowment Fund in honor of our colleague’s ministry.

There is no memorial service planned right now; at a later date, his ashes
will be interred at the Phinney family cemetery plot in Barnstable, Cape
Cod, MA and scattered on Mount Desert Island, ME.

Notes of condolences may be sent to Cynthia Phinney, 14836 E. Alabama
Place, Aurora, CO 80012 or message may be left here.

A more complete obituary will follow.