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Guy Phillips

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Guy Phillips Veteran

Birth
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Death
30 Apr 2014 (aged 82)
Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Cane River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Guy Phillips, 82, of Hortons Creek, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Brookside Rehab and Care. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Elmer and Kate McIntosh Phillips. He was also preceded in death by brothers: Ray, Foch, Locke and Buck Phillips and a sister, Elizabeth Edwards. He was a US Army Korean War Veteran and former owner of Phillips Grocery. Guy was a member of Cane River Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Genevie Hensley Phillips; a daughter, Sandra Newberry; a son, Marty Guy Phillips and wife, Amanda; 3 grandchildren: Matthew Guy Phillips and Kayla and Rachel Newberry all of Burnsville; a sister: Geraldine Banks and husband, Jim, of Asheville; a brother, Jap Phillips and wife, Ginger, of Burnsville and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 7:30 PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. James Lamb will officiate. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Saturday in the Cane River Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 PM Friday, prior to the service, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Cane River Baptist Church, Cemetery Fund, c/o Donald Angel, P. O. Box 1058, Burnsville, NC 28714

The family wishes to express their appreciation to the caregivers at Brookside.

Guy Phillips, 82, of Hortons Creek, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Brookside Rehab and Care. A native of Yancey County, he was a son of the late Elmer and Kate McIntosh Phillips. He was also preceded in death by brothers: Ray, Foch, Locke and Buck Phillips and a sister, Elizabeth Edwards. He was a US Army Korean War Veteran and former owner of Phillips Grocery. Guy was a member of Cane River Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Genevie Hensley Phillips; a daughter, Sandra Newberry; a son, Marty Guy Phillips and wife, Amanda; 3 grandchildren: Matthew Guy Phillips and Kayla and Rachel Newberry all of Burnsville; a sister: Geraldine Banks and husband, Jim, of Asheville; a brother, Jap Phillips and wife, Ginger, of Burnsville and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 7:30 PM Friday in the Chapel of Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home. Rev. James Lamb will officiate. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Saturday in the Cane River Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 PM Friday, prior to the service, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Cane River Baptist Church, Cemetery Fund, c/o Donald Angel, P. O. Box 1058, Burnsville, NC 28714

The family wishes to express their appreciation to the caregivers at Brookside.



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  • Created by: D. D. Edwards
  • Added: Dec 12, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121635476/guy-phillips: accessed ), memorial page for Guy Phillips (10 Mar 1932–30 Apr 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121635476, citing Cane River Baptist Church Cemetery, Cane River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by D. D. Edwards (contributor 47695209).