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CLARENCE PHILLIPS Obituary

PHILLIPS CLARENCE EDWARD Of Pontiac, Michigan, died suddenly on September 1st, 2010 at the age of 69. Born on November 6, 1940. Phillips was a lifelong resident of the City of Pontiac, where he served as State Representative, Member of City Council, City Council President and Mayor of his city of birth. Phillips was a former high school government teacher in Oak Park, and Veteran of the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves. Phillips was the beloved husband of Lorene Phillips, son of Kathalyn Williams, and is survived by sons Kaino Phillips, Damani Phillips, Tony Howard; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at Cobbs Funeral Home, Pontiac, on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be held at Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 299 Bagley Street, Pontiac, Michigan on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 11 a.m.

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Published by The Detroit News on Sep. 5, 2010.

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