Bryant Oliver Phillips

PHILLIPS, Bryant Oliver. Our hearts are saddened as we share the loss of our loved one. He was born July 1, 1939 in Baltimore, Md., and died October 4, 2008 in Carrollton, Texas. Mr. Phillips was a retail executive for 40 years serving with Miller & Rhoads, Richmond, Va., and Belk Department Stores, New York, N.Y. He also served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Phillips was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church, Plano, Texas. He served as a volunteer with the Ambassador Program, Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport, Texas. Bryant was preceded in death by his parents, George Charles and Iola Boatright Phillips; and a brother, Robert Edward Phillips. Mr. Phillips is survived by his wife, Anne Wittel Phillips; sons, Brad Phillips and wife, Marcell, of Garland, Texas, and Gregory Phillips of Midlothian; and a brother, George Charles Phillips Jr. and wife, Linda, of Chicago, Illinois. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, October 9, at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Avenue. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 10, in Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services, 4407 Bee Cave Rd., Suite 520, Austin, Texas 78746-6496.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.