George Phillips Sr.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- George Arthur Phillips Sr., 90, of Marble Hill died Monday, March 20, 2006, at Monticello House in Jackson.

He was born Jan. 27, 1916, at Kimmswick, Mo., son of George Alfred and Bertha Eliza O'Neill Phillips. He and Agatha Marie Heinemann were married May 16, 1936, in Valley Park, Mo. She died Jan. 9, 2002.

Phillips was an over-the-road truck driver. He was a member of Harmony Congregational Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sons, John Phillips of St. Peters, Mo., Charles Phillips of Eureka, Mo.; six daughters, Rose Rice of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Carolyn Pruett of Gerald, Mo., Betty Williams and Donna Long of Cape Girardeau, Ann Brown of Marble Hill, Mary Andeline of Sunrise Beach, Mo.; 35 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, a grandson, and three brothers.

Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bill Ross officiating. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill.