Rev. Phillips

ROBERT EUGENE PHILLIPS, 91
Reverend Robert Eugene Phillips, 91, of Mobile, Alabama, passed away June 22, 2016 at the William F. Green VA Nursing Home in Bay Minette, Alabama.
Memorial Service will be held at Mobile Memorial Gardens on at Saturday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m..
Robert "Bob" Phillips was born in Goodlettsville, Tennessee on February 8, 1925. He went to high school at Treadway High School in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated in 1941. He served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II as a Tech 4th Class. Upon his return from the war, he attended Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky, where he met his future wife, Mary Frances Hall. He graduated with his Bachelor of Religious Education degree from New Orleans Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He married Mary Frances on June 20, 1953.
In the course of their 60 years of marriage, together they served churches across the Southeast, as well as mission work in Ohio and North Dakota. He was an ordained minister for over fifty years and loved by many as a Bible teacher. He found great satisfaction in writing and creating books about Biblical topics and themes, especially Biblical fiction. In his later years, he was director of the East European Harvest, leading groups to create Bibles in Russian. Preaching, teaching, and printing the Word of God were at the heart of his ministry throughout his life.
Bob Phillips is preceded in death by his wife Mary Frances; parents, B. Lee and Katherine; and, his brother James.
He is survived by his sister Margaret (Phillips) Forsyth of Senatobia, Mississippi; daughters Carolyn Jean Battle (Jim) and Mary Katherine Phillips; and four grandchildren: Jonathan Watson, Thomas Battle, Timothy Battle, and Samuel Battle.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention at https://netcommunity.imb.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=229

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the VA Nursing Home and Covenant Hospice for their support in his final days.

Visitation

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Saturday, June 25, 2016
12 - 2:00 PM

Service

Funeral Service

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Saturday, June 25, 2016
2:00 PM

Cemetery

Mobile Memorial Gardens
6100 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619

Memorial Contributions

International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention