Willard Lucille Phillips

Willard Phillips Funeral services for Willard Lucille Box Phillips, 89, of Corinth, are set for 2 pm Sunday, November 3, 2013, at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is Saturday from 5 to 7 pm and Sunday from 1 pm until service time. Mrs. Phillips, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, was call to her heavenly home on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at The Landmark in Booneville. Born Feb. 11, 1924, she was a retired supply specialist at Magnolia Regional Health Center with 10 years of service. A member of Shiloh Baptist Church, she loved her family and friends and enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening, and working in the yard. Survivors include a son, Leonard J. Phillips Jr. and wife Mary of Springfield, MO.; two daughters, Patsy Havard and husband Larry of Lacey’s Spring, AL; and Pam Anders and husband James of Coldwater, MS.; a brother, Jimmy W. Box and wife Brenda of Greenville, TN; three sisters, Gertrude Wilburn of Olive Branch, Bobbie Mattox of Corinth and Peggy J. Box of Watertown, TN; six grandchildren, Terry Brockman, Marti Brockman-Fellers and husband Darell, Mason Phillips and wife Lora, Megan Christian and husband Jeremy, Jeremy Rose, and Jamie Rose; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Leonard J. Phillips; her parents, William Dedrick Box and Rubie Lucille Morgan Box; one brother, Adolph Box; two brothers-in-law, Raymond Wilburn and Harold Mattox; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Box of Corinth. Pallbearers are Larry Havard, James Anders, Mason Phillips, Jeremy Christian, Jeremy Rose and Terrence Brockman. Bro. Philip Caples will officiate the service. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or The Gideons.