Raymond A. Phillips, age 87 of Apache Junction, Arizona passed away Wednesday,  March 7, 2001.

He was born the son of William J. and Nora E. (Hoel) Phillips. Ray married Dorothy Kermicle in Richland County Illinois in 1935. She passed away in 1996.

He is survived by daughters, Joyce Talbert, Janet Mingus, Sarah Brown and Sandra McGhee; twelve grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy Phillips and brother, Lee Phillips.

Graveside services in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Mesa, Arizona.

Published in Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) – Friday, March 9, 2001