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Ralph Phillips

February 28, 1927 — May 30, 2008

Waynesville, Ralph Phillips, age 81, of Hillside Terrace, died Friday, May 30, 2008 at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and was the son of the late Arthur and Marietta Ray Phillips. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Judy Phillips, who died in 1996; five sisters: Evelyn Sutton, Edna Underwood, Joann Francis, Gladys Robinson and Juanita Phillips and three brothers: Ben, Jim and Raymond Phillips. Ralph was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a clerk for over 35 years and was a member of First Baptist Church of Waynesville. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He is survived by one sister, Henrietta "Red" Davis of Waynesville; five nieces: Gwenetta "Biddie" Stephens and her husband, Doyce, of Maggie Valley, Becky Phillips and her husband, Ray, of Boca Raton, FL, Barbara Huguet and her husband, George, of Miami, FL, Nancy Crawford of Waynesville and Sally Mills and her husband, Bill; eleven nephews: Ken Stahl and his wife, Jean, Joe Sutton and his wife, Gail and Bill Davis, all of Waynesville, Michael Robinson and his wife, Debbie, of Atlanta, GA and Keith Phillips and his wife, Leslie, of Arlington, VA, Lee Bell and his wife, Susan, Jonathan Bell, Robin Bell, David Goodin and his wife, Carolyn, Mark Goodin and his wife, Ginny, Brynn Vigo. Sisters-in-law: Sarah Joe Bell, Jo Goodin, Patsy Vigo and her husband, Mike as well as several great nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2008 in the Chapel of Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville with Reverend Dr. Robert Prince and Reverend G.W. Jameson officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 223058 or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, Canton, NC 28716.

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Sunday, June 1, 2008
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