Don E. Phillips, 62, Independence, died May 8, 1993, at the home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial in Mount Washington Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Mr. Phillips was a lifelong area resident. He was a steel worker for Armco Inc. for 33 years, retiring in 1987. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Independence. Survivors include his wife, Celestine L. Phillips of the home; three daughters, Peggy L. Allen, Blue Springs, Mary Ann Tolle, Rayville in Ray County, and Sherri Courtwright, Independence; his parents, James and Pauline Phillips of Independence; four brothers, Albert Phillips and Terry Phillips of Independence and Robert Phillips and Larry Phillips of Climax Springs, Mo.; four sisters, Barbara McNurlin, Judy Shockley and Gail Franklin of Independence and Mildred Alice Brecht, Lee's Summit; and seven grandchildren.
The Kansas City Star, May 10, 1993.
The Kansas City Star, May 10, 1993.
Don E. Phillips, 62, Independence, died May 8, 1993, at the home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial in Mount Washington Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Mr. Phillips was a lifelong area resident. He was a steel worker for Armco Inc. for 33 years, retiring in 1987. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Independence. Survivors include his wife, Celestine L. Phillips of the home; three daughters, Peggy L. Allen, Blue Springs, Mary Ann Tolle, Rayville in Ray County, and Sherri Courtwright, Independence; his parents, James and Pauline Phillips of Independence; four brothers, Albert Phillips and Terry Phillips of Independence and Robert Phillips and Larry Phillips of Climax Springs, Mo.; four sisters, Barbara McNurlin, Judy Shockley and Gail Franklin of Independence and Mildred Alice Brecht, Lee's Summit; and seven grandchildren.
The Kansas City Star, May 10, 1993.
The Kansas City Star, May 10, 1993.
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