Tom PHILLIPS

1931 - 2018

PHILLIPS, Tom Pete 86, passed away peacefully in Enon, Ohio surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Tom was born on August 1, 1931 in Kinston, North Carolina. He was the son of John Curtis and Mamie Dawson Phillips. He had three sisters, Frances Coltrane (Irvin), Laura Goodwin (Walter), Charlotte Acker (Jim), and two brothers, Robert Lee (Frances), and John (Carol). He was the beloved husband and companion to his wife of 62 years, Sumiko (Kawasaki); devoted father of Nelda Burd (James), Judith Campbell (Richard), Tom Pete Phillips, Jr. (Karen), Barbara Phillips, and Christa Horn (Dave); loving grandfather to 11 grandchildren; and proud great-grandfather to 11great-grandchildren; as well as numerous other extended family. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday May 30, 2018 at 3:00 P.M. at the Byron Church, 3230 Trebein Rd., Fairborn, Pastor H. Wesley Barnhill officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 P.M. until the time of service at the church. Burial with military honors will follow at the Byron Cemetery. Arrangements in care of Belton-Stroup Funeral Home, Fairborn. Condolences may be made to the family at www.BeltonStroup.com