Freestone County, Texas Obituaries Obit for Mrs. Julia Robinson Phillips (b. Nov. 24, 1899 d. Jun. 28, 1958) Mexia Daily News - Thursday, July 3, 1958 - Page 1 Final Rites Set Friday Afternoon For Negro Woman Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Robinson Phillips, 58-year-old Negro woman, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Grove Island A. M. E. Church Mrs. Phillips was born at Grove Island in Freestone County and died at a Marlin hospital last Saturday. She was a housewife and a member of the Church of Christ. A Church of Christ minister from Dallas will officiate at the services and burial. Will be in the Grove Island Cemetery with Dorsey-Keatts Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.