Funeral services for Raymond “Ray” Irvin Phillips , age 84, of Demorest will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 3:00 PM from Hillside Memorial Chapel with Rev. W. A. Trotman officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home prior to the funeral service on Wednesday from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM.
Mr. Phillips passed away January 18, 2016.
Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina on October 13, 1931, Mr. Phillips was the son of the late Dwight and Olga Blackwell Phillips. Mr. Phillips was a United States Army Veteran and he worked in commercial construction. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mr. Phillips is survived by his wife Virginia Nix Phillips; son and daughter in law Dwight and Elaine Phillips of Demorest; stepdaughter and her husband Phyllis and Evans Tucker of Warrenville, South Carolina, stepdaughter and her husband Becky and Ricky Taylor of Demorest; stepbrother David Bailey of Venice, Florida; 8 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
An online guest registry is available at www.hillsidememorialchapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256.
