Mr. Jessie Dewon Phillips

Mr. Jessie Dewon Phillips obituary

Mr. Jessie Dewon Phillips

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16

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731 Martin Luther King Drive, Lafayette, AL 36862

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Jessie Phillips Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home on Sep. 15, 2025.

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Mr. Jessie Dewon Phillips, 37 of Opelika, AL passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL.

Public Visitation will be held on Monday, September 15, 2025 from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM CST at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette.

Mr. Phillips will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 12:00 PM CST at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in LaFayette, AL, Rev. Gary L. Dixon, Pastor | Officiating, Rev. Thomas Weaver, Eulogist.

Burial will follow in Lineville City Cemetery in Lineville, AL.

Mr. Phillips leaves cherished memories with his wife, Kyneshia Wright Phillps of Opelika, AL, twelve children: Jersey Phillips, Jordyn Phillips, Ar'moni Chambers, A'mauri Wright, all of Opelika, AL, Trustin Phillips of Roanoke, AL, Jessie Phillips, Jayla Phillips, JaKayla Phillips and Jamia Phillips, all of Montgomery, AL, Jessie Phillips and Jessica Phillips both of Tuskegee, AL, and Jessie Phillips of Huntsville, AL, his father, Michael L. Ford, one sister, Rochelle Hayes of Beaugard, AL, a sister-in-law, Thelesia King of LaGrange, GA, a brother/cousin, Tyree Caldwell of Valley, AL, two brothers-in-law, Rotavion Phillips of LaFayette, AL and Theodis King of Columbus, GA, his adopted mother/aunt, Minnie Lou Caldwell of Cusseta, AL, mothers-in-law, Mary Nell (Lenwood) Wright and Lisa (Brian) Reynolds, a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

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Upcoming Events

Sep

16

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church

731 Martin Luther King Drive, Lafayette, AL 36862

Send Flowers

Services provided by

Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home

Only 11 hours left for delivery to next service.