Columbia native William Phillippe was drawn to the West Coast through military service and a steady job after he graduated from Hickman High School in 1938. He moved back to his hometown in 1988 and in 1992 married Rea Phillippe. The two played in a folk-country band called Yours Truly a few times a month. William Phillippe strummed the guitar; his wife played keyboard. “He was the best guitar picker and singer that ever was, I think,” Rea Phillippe said. In August 2003, a blood clot caused William Phillippe to suddenly die. But somehow, according to a state database created...