Founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. dies
The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church widely known for its protests at military funerals and anti-gay sentiments, has died at the age of 84 according to his son Tim Phelps.
This news comes after some speculation about his health and whether or not he was in hospice care.
Daughter Margie Phelps says Fred Phelps died shortly after midnight Thursday. She didn’t give the cause of death or the condition that recently put him in hospice care.