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::Llano Mausoleum--Amarillo TX 

Melvin E. Phillips

Melvin E. Phillips, 86, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano Mausoleum Chapel with Mark 
Cattau, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Entombment 
will be in Llano Mausoleum by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. 
Georgia St.

Mr. Phillips was born in Hess, Okla., and had lived in Amarillo since 
1948. He served with the military police in the Army.

He married Alvina M. McLeese in 1945 at Lincoln, Neb. She died six 
years ago.

Mr. Phillips owned and operated a shooting gallery at the fair. He 
went into the car business with his brother, Shelby Phillips. They 
owned Phillips Motor Co., which later became M.E. Phillips Auto. Mr. 
Phillips retired in 1988.

Survivors include two sons, Mel Phillips of Amarillo and Randall C. 
Phillips of Dallas; and three granddaughters.

The family requests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. 
Jefferson St., Amarillo, Texas 79101.

Amarillo Globe News 7 Feb 1998

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Melvin E. Phillips

Melvin E. Phillips, 86, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 1998.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano Mausoleum Chapel with Mark 
Cattau, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Entombment 
will be in Llano Mausoleum by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. 
Georgia St.

Mr. Phillips was born in Hess, Okla., and had lived in Amarillo since 
1948. He served with the military police in the Army.

He married Alvina M. McLeese in 1945 at Lincoln, Neb. She died six 
years ago.

Mr. Phillips owned and operated a shooting gallery at the fair. He 
went into the car business with his brother, Shelby Phillips. They 
owned Phillips Motor Co., which later became M.E. Phillips Auto. Mr. 
Phillips retired in 1988.

Survivors include two sons, Mel Phillips of Amarillo and Randall C. 
Phillips of Dallas; and three granddaughters.

The family requests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. 
Jefferson St., Amarillo, Texas 79101.

Amarillo Globe News 8 Feb 1998
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