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* Betty Joan Phelps, daughter in law. Married to Fred W. Phelps Jr. and a lawyer for Phelps' law firm.<ref name=capital />
 
* Betty Joan Phelps, daughter in law. Married to Fred W. Phelps Jr. and a lawyer for Phelps' law firm.<ref name=capital />
 
* Paulette Phelps, daughter in law. Married to Jonathan Baxter Phelps and works at Phelps' law firm as an office assistant.<ref name=powder>
 
* Paulette Phelps, daughter in law. Married to Jonathan Baxter Phelps and works at Phelps' law firm as an office assistant.<ref name=powder>
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* Charles Hockenbarger, .<ref name=timeline />
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* Benjamin Phelps, grandson.<ref name=phelpsfour />
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* Jacob Phelps, grandson.<ref name=phelpsfour />
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* Charles F. Hockenbarger, .<ref name=timeline /><ref name=phelpsfour />
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* Chris Davis, .<ref name=phelpsfour />
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* Karl Hockenbarger, .<ref name=phelpsfour />
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* Timothy Phelps, .<ref name=phelpsfour />
    
==Protests==
 
==Protests==
 
Westboro has protested or otherwise targeted the following:
 
Westboro has protested or otherwise targeted the following:
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* Homosexuals, including [[Matthew Shepard]].<ref name=npr />
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* Homosexuals, including [[Matthew Shepard]]<ref name=npr />, Ellen DeGeneres, and Diane Whipple.<ref name=phelpsfour>[http://fredphelps.com/?page_id=4 About Westboro Baptist Church]. ''FredPhelps.com''.</ref>
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* Billy Graham.<ref name=phelpsfour />
 
* Victims of 9/11.<ref name=spc />
 
* Victims of 9/11.<ref name=spc />
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* Victims of the Virginia Tech massacre.<ref name=phelpsfour />
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* Victims of the Westroads Mall massacre.<ref name=phelpsfour />
 
* Victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.<ref name=phelps />
 
* Victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.<ref name=phelps />
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* U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.<ref name=spc />
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* U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan<ref name=spc /> including Spc. Edward Myers.<ref name=phelpsfour />
 
* The 17 soldiers killed aboard the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000.<ref name=fred />  
 
* The 17 soldiers killed aboard the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000.<ref name=fred />  
 
* Amish schoolgirls murdered in Pennsylvania.<ref name=spc />
 
* Amish schoolgirls murdered in Pennsylvania.<ref name=spc />
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* Victims who died when the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapsed.<ref name=phelpsfour />
 
* Jews.<ref name=spc />
 
* Jews.<ref name=spc />
 
* The Catholic [[Pope]]<ref>http://www.adl.org/special_reports/wbc/default.asp</ref> and the Catholic Church.<ref name=fred />
 
* The Catholic [[Pope]]<ref>http://www.adl.org/special_reports/wbc/default.asp</ref> and the Catholic Church.<ref name=fred />
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* AIDS victims.<ref name=spc />
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* AIDS victims<ref name=spc /> including Kevin Oldham.<ref name=phelpsfour />
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* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons).<ref name=phelps />
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* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)<ref name=phelps /> and the funeral of Gordon B. Hinckley its former president.<ref name=phelpsfour />
 
* Islam and Muslims.<ref name=phelps />
 
* Islam and Muslims.<ref name=phelps />
 
* The Ku Klux Klan.<ref name=fred />
 
* The Ku Klux Klan.<ref name=fred />
 
* Santa Clause.<ref name=fred />
 
* Santa Clause.<ref name=fred />
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* Celebrities, including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Sonny Bono,<ref name=spc /> Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Fred Rogers, Reggie White, Jerry Falwell,<ref name=phelps /> and Frank Sinatra.<ref name=fred />
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* Celebrities, including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Sonny Bono,<ref name=spc /> Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Fred Rogers, Reggie White, Jerry Falwell,<ref name=phelps /> Frank Sinatra,<ref name=fred /> Heath Ledger, and Coretta Scott King.<ref name=phelpsfour />
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* Political figures, including Bob Dole, Bill Clinton's mother<ref name=spc />, Ronald Reagan, Princess Diana, Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, and former Senator David Norris.<ref name=phelps />
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* Political figures, including Bob Dole, Bill Clinton's mother<ref name=spc />, Ronald Reagan, Princess Diana, Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist, former Senator David Norris,<ref name=phelps /> Topeka Mayor James McClinton, and Princess Madeleine of Sweden.<ref name=phelpsfour />
 
* The nations of Sweden, Canada, and Ireland.<ref name=phelps />
 
* The nations of Sweden, Canada, and Ireland.<ref name=phelps />
 
* Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in Massachusetts.<ref name=phelps />
 
* Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in Massachusetts.<ref name=phelps />
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