Roy Leon Phillips

1943 - 2012  (68 years)

• Name	Roy Leon Phillips
  Born	2 Nov 1943	Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Mar 2012	Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I14162	Soddy-Daisy-Roots
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Fred Berlin Phillips,   b. 3 Nov 1917, Jackson County, Alabama ,   d. 27 Mar 1952, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 34 years)
  Mother	Opal Mildred Layne,   b. 3 Jun 1922, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Mar 1952, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F5608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Dupree
  Children	1. Christopher Leon Phillips,   b. Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Oct 2009, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 35 years)   2. Kevin Lee Phillips
  Last Modified	22 May 2018
  Family ID	F5607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S16] Obituary. November 02, 1943 - March 23, 2012 Roy “Leon” Phillips, 68, of Soddy Daisy, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. Leon was a retired member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 43, a member of Daisy Lodge #706 F&AM and Alhambra Shrine, a graduate of Hixson High School, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era. He was a devoted brother, husband, father, and grandfather who loved his family and friends. Leon is preceded in death by his parents, Fred Berlin and Opal Mildred Layne Phillips and his beloved son, Christopher Leon Phillips. He is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Rita DuPree Phillips; son, Kevin Lee (Jessica) Phillips; grandchildren, King and Ruby Phillips; daughter-in-law, Rebekah Wilson Phillips of Chattanooga; step-grandchildren, Britni and Bailey; sisters, Peggy Phillips Dill of Cleveland; Betty Phillips (Wayne) Vinson of Chattanooga, and Carolyn Phillips Hawkins Smith of Hixson, brother, Bobby Phillips of Calhoun, GA; niece, Cristy Hawkins (Charles) Milsaps of Hixson; several other nieces, nephews, and cousins; one aunt. Funeral services with military honors will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 26 in the Legacy Funeral Home Chapel, with family friend, Clay Whitfield officiating. Masonic services will be performed by Daisy Lodge #706 F&AM. The family will receive friends from 3-6 p.m. on Monday, March 26. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Alhambra Shrine (Children’s Hospital).