Services for Mrs. Bonita Phillips, age 69, of Laurel, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at East Side Baptist Church in Richton with Bro. Rayford Walley and Bro. Danny Newell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Dale Brooks, Wayne Felts, Al Felts, Alex Felts, Jay Holifield, Joe Holified, and Rusty Walley serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Shannon Walley, Shaun Walley, Sidney Phillips, and Rodney Phillips.
Mrs. Phillips was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend who took great joy in raising all the children in the community.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Frank Phillips; her grandson, Aidan Phillips, and her parents, Jim and Asaleen Walley.
She is survived by her children; Anita Jo (Mike) Waltman of Laurel, William "Billy" Phillips of Laurel, and Jeremy (Melissa) Phillips of Brandon; her grandchildren, Blake (Kerri) Phillips, Andrew Phillips, Craig Waltman, Harrison Waltman, Alaina Phillips, Preston Waltman, and Avery Phillips; her great grandson, Braxton Phillips, and her brothers, James (Judy) Walley of Leakesville and Jimmy (Margaret) Walley of Runnelstown.
Visitation for Mrs. Phillips will be held from 5:30 until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Jones and Son Funeral Home in Richton.
