Funeral service for Sarah Emily Phillips of Malden was held Thursday at Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. The Revs. John Owen and John Batchelor officiated. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today at Park Cemetery in Malden.
Phillips, 82, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
She was born Oct. 6, 1909, in Massac, Ill., daughter of Eugene and Cora Dean Emerson.
Phillips had been a seamstress at Just Rite Cleaners and had owned and operated Brownie's Cafe. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, and Business and Professional Women's Club.
Survivors include a son, Bob Phillips of Cape Girardeau; a sister-in-law, Imogene Emerson of Malden; a grandson; nieces and nephews.
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