Edwin 'Ed' R. Phillips
June 1, 2019
Edwin (Ed) R. Phillips, Sr. of Glendon, died Saturday, June 1, 2019 at his residence.
Funeral service will be 11 AM, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Glendon Independent Christian Church, with the Reverend Robert Yandle and Reverend L D Pritchard officiating. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Ed was born on April 15, 1930 in Moore County. He served in the US Marines during the Korean War. He worked many years on the family farm, later raising chickens. He retired from the NC Department of Transportation after many years of service. During his retirement years, he loved to hunt, fish & ride his John Deere mowers keeping his yard in pristine shape. He was a faithful member of Glendon Independent Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dewey Talmadge Phillips & Myrtle Elkins Phillips, sisters, Margaret Elizabeth Phillips, Doris Jean Phillips Sheppard, brothers, Edward Phillips (twin), James Monroe Phillips, Murl Finison Phillips, Joseph Barrett Phillips and William Donald Phillips.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, son, Eddie and wife Michelle, granddaughter, Ashley Phillips Joyner & husband, Kevin, great-granddaughter, Caroline Faith Joyner & great-grandson, Luke Mason Joyner. Sister -in-Laws, Helen Phillips, Virginia Phillips, Flora Tucker, Sandra Tucker, Brother-in-Law, Roy L. Tucker and many special nieces and nephews.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Doctors, Nurses, First Health Hospice Staff and his caregivers for their treatment & tireless help during Ed’s illness. Also, thank you to the many family members, friends & neighbors for your concern & visits.
Memorials may be made to the Cemetery Fund at Glendon Independent Christian Church, 148 Glendon Church Rd., Glendon NC 27325 or FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care, 251 Campgound Rd., West End, NC 27376.
Fry and Prickett Funeral Home is honored to serve the Phillips family.
Condolences on line at pinesfunerals.com
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Mary, so sorry for your loss. You and your Family are in our thoughts and prayers.
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Eddie, so sorry for your loss
Ed was a very special Uncle, he was The Best!
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Praying for you all. Love you.
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Mary, I am very sorry to hear of your husband’s passing and his loss to you.- Judging from the video posted, he was a dedicated family man.- May his memory live still in your and your family’s lives.
Deborah McGiffin
We are so sorry for your loss. Ed was such a sweetheart during the time Tim and I cared for him. We will meet again one day on those streets of gold. My prayers are with his family now. God bless.-
We are so sorry for your loss. Ed was such a sweetheart during the time Tim and I cared for him. We will meet again one day on those streets of gold. My prayers are with his family now. God bless.-
Mary you need anything you can call Tim or I. Even just to talk. You are loved. God bless you.
Mary you need anything you can call Tim or I. Even just to talk. You are loved. God bless you.
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Dear Mary and family,
– – – You have been in our thoughts and prayers since we learned of Ed’s passing.- He will be truly missed by all but we know that we have the assurance we will see him and all our loved ones who know the Lord again.- We gr
Dear Mary, I am so sorry about Ed. So many times when I pass your house, I prayed for you and Ed. I’m so glad he is free of his body that kept him in bed and is dancing and rejoicing in Heaven. I will be praying for you in the coming weeks as you begin yo