Earthen Phillips Obituary

Age - 87

September 11, 2023

Royston, GA

Earthen "Bo" Phillips, 87, of Canon, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Brown Health & Rehabilitation in Royston. He was born on April 22, 1936, in the Sandy Cross Community. He was the son of the late Dillard and Mozelle James Phillips. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was proceeded in death by brothers: Doug Phillips, Belton Phillips, Tom Phillips, and Utah Phillips; sisters: Genomie Patrick, Gail Strickland, and Sue Minish. Bo is survived by a son, David (Karen) Phillips of Carnesville; two daughters: Debbie Thomas of Canon, and Deanna (Mike) Blalock of Carnesville; sister: Louise Dudley of Commerce; brother: Danny Wayne Phillips of Royston; Four Grand Children: Michael (Brandy) Thomas, Savannah (Scott) Busby, Ethan (Kaley) Phillips and Lindsay Howell; Five Great Grandchildren: Preston Busby, Brayden Busby, Mikaela Thomas, Ruby Phillips, and Hoyt Phillips. A memorial service for Bo Phillips will be at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at The Gathering Place (737 Salem Church Road Royston, Ga 30662) with Rev. Jerome Howell officiating. In lieu of flowers, please donate to ACT on Alzheimer's (https://actonalz. org) or to the Alzheimer's Association (https://www. alz. org). This announcement courtesy of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell.

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