Sheila Kay "Hickman" Phillips

Sheila Kay "Hickman" Phillips obituary

Sheila Kay "Hickman" Phillips

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Sheila Phillips Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home, Inc. on Sep. 29, 2025.

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Sheila Hickman Phillips, 69, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025 in Memphis, TN. Sheila was July 7, 1956 to Frank and Odessia Hickman in Dayton ,TN. She loved yard sales and food, and was a lover of life. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

Sheila is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Odessia Johnson Hickman; six brothers, Robert, Wendell, Lonnie, George, Roy, and Carlos Hickman; and three sisters, Irene Kellogh, Frances Long, and Mary Ruth Byrd.

Shiela is survived by her sister, Bessie McCloud and her two brothers, Boot Hickman and Harold "Chico" Hickman.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 10AM at Rhea Memory Gardens where she will be laid to rest by her parents.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

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Graveside service

10:00 a.m.

Rhea Memory Gardens

Rhea County Highway, Dayton, TN 37321

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