Obituary of Cecil Phillips, Saline Co, AR

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Submitted by: Darcy Stonesifer
        Date: October 2006
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Cecil Eugene Phillips of Quitman went to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 1,
2006.

He was born Jan. 21, 1924, in Quitman, Arkansas.

Cecil, a loving husband and father, was 82 years old. He attended Howard General
Baptist Church and was retired from Atlantic Building Materials of Fort Pierce,
Fla.

Cecil was a World War II veteran of the Navy, serving on the USS Guadalcanal. He
was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing dominoes.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Bell Phillips.

He is survived by his wife, Vernell Phillips; daughter, Cecilia Crippen and
husband Stan of Fort Pierce, Fla.; son, Charlie Davidson and wife Karen of
Benton; stepsons Kenneth Bartlett of Heber Springs and Greg Bartlett and wife
Nancy of Eureka Springs; 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, at Howard General
Baptist Church in Quitman, with the Rev. Eldin Hodges officiating. Interment
will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 at Olmstead Funeral Home
in Heber Springs.

Memorials may be made to the Howard General Baptist Church Building Fund or the
Mustard Seed Ministry of Fort Pierce, Fla.

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