Obit of Phillips, Lonnie Ray (p412) - Washington County, Oklahoma

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Lonnie Ray Phillips

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Polk Street United Methodist Church 
with the Rev. Larry Phillips, the Rev. Lonnie Phillips and the Rev. Bill 
Wade officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Northlawn Memorial 
Gardens in Dumas. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 
2820 Virginia Circle.

Mr. Phillips was born in Bartlesville, Okla. He graduated from Dumas High 
School in 1954 with football honors. He received his bachelor's degree 
from Texas Tech University in 1959 and his master's degree from West Texas 
State University in 1974.

He coached football at Sam Houston Junior High School in Borger from 1960 
to 1967, he was head football coach at Fritch High School from 1967 to 
1972, head football coach at Hart High School from 1972 to 1976 and won 
bi-district and was named Coach of the Year in 1974. He was head football 
coach at Friona High School from 1976 to 1980. 

He joined Horace Mann Insurance Co. in 1980 until his retirement in 2000. 
He was a member of Horace Mann Millionaire Hall of Fame. He married LaRue 
Barnett in 1999 at Dumas. He moved to Amarillo three years ago and was a 
member of Polk Street United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Dawn Jackson of San Antonio; a 
son, Lonnie Phillips Jr. of Sardis, Ky.; four stepsons, Delton Cleveland 
and Brian Cleveland, both of Lubbock, Gene Cleveland of Amarillo and Brent 
Cleveland of The Colony; a stepdaughter, Denise Casey of Harrisburg, Pa.; 
his mother, Maxine Phillips of San Antonio; a sister, Jaylene Griggs of 
San Antonio; a brother, Larry Phillips of Hong Kong; and nine 
grandchildren, Clint, Kevin, Amy, Zelma, Daniel, Mollie, Marcus, Abigail 
and Sydney.

The family suggests memorials be to Faith City Mission, 401 S.E. Second 
Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101.

The family will be at 2110 S. Washington St.

Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 27, 2002 
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