Extracted from The Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS)
Friday, July 17, 1998

William R. Phillips

BOGALUSA, La. -- William R. “Bob” Phillips, 71, died Wednesday, July 15, 1998, in Bogalusa.

Mr. Phillips was born in Crystal Springs and was formerly of Gulfport. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from General Motors. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Jackson.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William R. Phillips Sr., and Ella Mae Kemp Phillips.

Survivors include two sisters, Mary Phillips Barber of Gulfport and Bernice Phillips Lyles of Mobile.

Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, U.S. 49 North, Gulfport. A procession will then leave the funeral home at 1:40 for a 2 p.m. graveside service at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Gulfport.