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The church continues to hold daily pickets, but Phelps however had started grow absent from them, mostly due his old age and health issues in his younger years. In recent years the church has shown small signs of falling apart, due to fact that several members, mostly younger ones, have either left or were kicked out, a lawsuit that made international news around 2006, that was soon brought to the Supreme Court, and other factors, such as Phelps' old age and recent death, may contribute to the falling apart. | The church continues to hold daily pickets, but Phelps however had started grow absent from them, mostly due his old age and health issues in his younger years. In recent years the church has shown small signs of falling apart, due to fact that several members, mostly younger ones, have either left or were kicked out, a lawsuit that made international news around 2006, that was soon brought to the Supreme Court, and other factors, such as Phelps' old age and recent death, may contribute to the falling apart. | ||
On March 16th, 2014, it was confirmed by Phelps' estrangend son Nathan in a Facebook post that his father was in poor health, stating that he was on the "edge of death", and had been relocated to a hospice in Topeka. It was later officaly confirmed by church spokesman [[Steve Drain]] that the reports were true. Nathan also stated that his father had been excommunicated from the church in August 2013. Ironically, his excommunication came as the result of one of one of Phelps' few attempts to do something arguably benevolent, when the church's new board of elders - headed by Drain - turned on him after an attempt on Phelps' part to intervene on behalf of his daughter Shirley, who had been all but removed from the church herself. | On March 16th, 2014, it was confirmed by Phelps' estrangend son Nathan in a Facebook post that his father was in poor health, stating that he was on the "edge of death", and had been relocated to a hospice in Topeka. It was later officaly confirmed by church spokesman [[Steve Drain]] that the reports were true. Nathan also stated that his father had been excommunicated from the church in August 2013. Ironically, his excommunication came as the result of one of one of Phelps' few attempts to do something arguably benevolent, when the church's new board of elders - headed by Drain - turned on him after an attempt on Phelps' part to intervene on behalf of his daughter [[Shirley Phelps-Roper]], who had been all but removed from the church herself. | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
According to family members, Phelps died of undisclosed health problems on March 19, 2014. Family members also stated that there would be no funeral for Phelps, due to the fact that the church views funerals as "worshiping the dead", making it unclear what will happen to him, and Westboro Baptist Church, now that he has died. | According to family members, Phelps died of undisclosed health problems on March 19, 2014. Family members also stated that there would be no funeral for Phelps, due to the fact that the church views funerals as "worshiping the dead", making it unclear what will happen to him, and Westboro Baptist Church, now that he has died. |