MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Richard Phillips, 12 Apr 2002
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RICHARD PHILLIPS
SPRUCE PINE – Richard Phillips, 69, of Hilltop Lane, died Friday, 
April 12, 2002 at the home of his daughter. A native of Yancey County, 
he was the son of the late Carter and Millie Byrd Phillips, and husband 
of the late Ilene Buchanan Phillips. He was retired from Henredon 
Furniture with 25 years of service.
Survivors include a son, Mike Phillips of Spruce Pine; a daughter, Kay 
Grindstaff of Spruce Pine; seven brothers, Edward and Chester Phillips of 
Bakersville of Bakersville, Homer and W.G. Phillips of Burlington, Boyd 
and Raymond Phillips of Greensboro, and Lester Phillips of Charlotte; 
four sisters, Ginny Murrill and Edna Gresson of Gibsonville, Viola Bennett 
of Jonesboro, TN, and Vola Stewart of Greensboro; one granddaughter; and 
one great grandson.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Grindstaff Memorial 
Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Revs. Jay Orr and Holt Whitson 
officiated. Burial was in Silver Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. The 
family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.