Paul Brian Phillips Sr.

Paul Brian Phillips Sr. obituary

Paul Brian Phillips Sr.

Paul Phillips Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel Inc - Butler on Dec. 3, 2025.
Funeral services for Paul Brian Phillips Sr. of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Monday, December 8, 2025 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler. Visitation prior to services 10 - 11 a.m. at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to Medicalodge Nursing Home, Butler. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Paul Brian Phillips Sr., age 78 of Butler, Missouri died Sunday, November 30, 2025 at Medicalodge Nursing Home in Butler. He was born July 11, 1947 to Clifford Edmond and Pearl Frances Burrage Phillips in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Paul is survived by one son, Paul "Brian" Phillips Jr. of Butler, Missouri; one grandson, Hayden Reed Phillips of Butler, Missouri; and brother, David Phillips of Scott City, Kansas. Paul was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Melissa; and one brother, Bruce Phillips.

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