Steven Reed Phillips
August 25, 1954 - December 5, 2019
Cumberland, MD---Steven Reed Phillips, 65, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born August 25, 1954 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Raymond Phillips and Patricia (Bowman) Phillips.
He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Kallee Lichtl.
Mr. Phillips was a graduate of Allegany High School.
He was a veteran, having retired from the Marine Corps. He served as a Gunnery Sergeant and was a drill instructor at MCRD Parris Island.
After his military career, he had worked for the Backbone Mountain Youth Center.
He was Pentecostal by faith.
Steve was the Marble Champion of Cumberland, and then went on to the National Marble Tournament in New Jersey, where he came in 3rd place.
He loved sports and his Pittsburgh Steelers. He also enjoyed coaching. He loved his 12 pugs; they were his heart.
He had a heart of gold and was a very kind and generous man. He will be very missed by his family.
Survivors include his loving wife, Peggy S. Phillips; children, Marc Phillips, Amanda (Phillips) Lichtl, and Steven Phillips, Jr.; grandson, Kenneth W. Lichtl; siblings, Linda Sonnenleiter and husband John, Sondra Porter and husband Gary, Michael Phillips and wife Mary, and Tracey Phillips. He is also survived by his father-in-law, David Steinmetz; sister-in-law, Brenda Harding and husband Shawn, numerous nieces and nephews, and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Monday from 6-8 PM.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 AM, with Pastor Jason Smith, officiating.
Interment will be in MSVC Rocky Gap, where military honors will be accorded by Ft. Cumberland Post 13 Veterans Honor Guard.
Serving as pallbearers will be Marc Phillips, Steven Phillips, Jr., Shawn Harding, Chad Steinmetz, Joe Barclay, and Matthew Gauntz.
Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A.,Cumberland, MD 21502.
August 25, 1954 - December 5, 2019
Cumberland, MD---Steven Reed Phillips, 65, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born August 25, 1954 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Raymond Phillips and Patricia (Bowman) Phillips.
He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Kallee Lichtl.
Mr. Phillips was a graduate of Allegany High School.
He was a veteran, having retired from the Marine Corps. He served as a Gunnery Sergeant and was a drill instructor at MCRD Parris Island.
After his military career, he had worked for the Backbone Mountain Youth Center.
He was Pentecostal by faith.
Steve was the Marble Champion of Cumberland, and then went on to the National Marble Tournament in New Jersey, where he came in 3rd place.
He loved sports and his Pittsburgh Steelers. He also enjoyed coaching. He loved his 12 pugs; they were his heart.
He had a heart of gold and was a very kind and generous man. He will be very missed by his family.
Survivors include his loving wife, Peggy S. Phillips; children, Marc Phillips, Amanda (Phillips) Lichtl, and Steven Phillips, Jr.; grandson, Kenneth W. Lichtl; siblings, Linda Sonnenleiter and husband John, Sondra Porter and husband Gary, Michael Phillips and wife Mary, and Tracey Phillips. He is also survived by his father-in-law, David Steinmetz; sister-in-law, Brenda Harding and husband Shawn, numerous nieces and nephews, and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Monday from 6-8 PM.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 AM, with Pastor Jason Smith, officiating.
Interment will be in MSVC Rocky Gap, where military honors will be accorded by Ft. Cumberland Post 13 Veterans Honor Guard.
Serving as pallbearers will be Marc Phillips, Steven Phillips, Jr., Shawn Harding, Chad Steinmetz, Joe Barclay, and Matthew Gauntz.
Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A.,Cumberland, MD 21502.
Steven Reed Phillips
August 25, 1954 - December 5, 2019
Cumberland, MD---Steven Reed Phillips, 65, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born August 25, 1954 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Raymond Phillips and Patricia (Bowman) Phillips.
He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Kallee Lichtl.
Mr. Phillips was a graduate of Allegany High School.
He was a veteran, having retired from the Marine Corps. He served as a Gunnery Sergeant and was a drill instructor at MCRD Parris Island.
After his military career, he had worked for the Backbone Mountain Youth Center.
He was Pentecostal by faith.
Steve was the Marble Champion of Cumberland, and then went on to the National Marble Tournament in New Jersey, where he came in 3rd place.
He loved sports and his Pittsburgh Steelers. He also enjoyed coaching. He loved his 12 pugs; they were his heart.
He had a heart of gold and was a very kind and generous man. He will be very missed by his family.
Survivors include his loving wife, Peggy S. Phillips; children, Marc Phillips, Amanda (Phillips) Lichtl, and Steven Phillips, Jr.; grandson, Kenneth W. Lichtl; siblings, Linda Sonnenleiter and husband John, Sondra Porter and husband Gary, Michael Phillips and wife Mary, and Tracey Phillips. He is also survived by his father-in-law, David Steinmetz; sister-in-law, Brenda Harding and husband Shawn, numerous nieces and nephews, and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Monday from 6-8 PM.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 AM, with Pastor Jason Smith, officiating.
Interment will be in MSVC Rocky Gap, where military honors will be accorded by Ft. Cumberland Post 13 Veterans Honor Guard.
Serving as pallbearers will be Marc Phillips, Steven Phillips, Jr., Shawn Harding, Chad Steinmetz, Joe Barclay, and Matthew Gauntz.
Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A.,Cumberland, MD 21502.
August 25, 1954 - December 5, 2019
Cumberland, MD---Steven Reed Phillips, 65, of Cumberland, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center.
Born August 25, 1954 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Raymond Phillips and Patricia (Bowman) Phillips.
He was also preceded in death by his granddaughter, Kallee Lichtl.
Mr. Phillips was a graduate of Allegany High School.
He was a veteran, having retired from the Marine Corps. He served as a Gunnery Sergeant and was a drill instructor at MCRD Parris Island.
After his military career, he had worked for the Backbone Mountain Youth Center.
He was Pentecostal by faith.
Steve was the Marble Champion of Cumberland, and then went on to the National Marble Tournament in New Jersey, where he came in 3rd place.
He loved sports and his Pittsburgh Steelers. He also enjoyed coaching. He loved his 12 pugs; they were his heart.
He had a heart of gold and was a very kind and generous man. He will be very missed by his family.
Survivors include his loving wife, Peggy S. Phillips; children, Marc Phillips, Amanda (Phillips) Lichtl, and Steven Phillips, Jr.; grandson, Kenneth W. Lichtl; siblings, Linda Sonnenleiter and husband John, Sondra Porter and husband Gary, Michael Phillips and wife Mary, and Tracey Phillips. He is also survived by his father-in-law, David Steinmetz; sister-in-law, Brenda Harding and husband Shawn, numerous nieces and nephews, and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Monday from 6-8 PM.
The funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 AM, with Pastor Jason Smith, officiating.
Interment will be in MSVC Rocky Gap, where military honors will be accorded by Ft. Cumberland Post 13 Veterans Honor Guard.
Serving as pallbearers will be Marc Phillips, Steven Phillips, Jr., Shawn Harding, Chad Steinmetz, Joe Barclay, and Matthew Gauntz.
Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A.,Cumberland, MD 21502.
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