ORE CITY-Ray Phillips, 69, of Ore City died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview.
Mr. Phillips was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Mount Pleasant to John Wallace and Ruby Ray Phillips. He married the love of his life, Carla Guynn, on June 6, 1959. He owned and operated ICR Electric in Kilgore before relocating to the Longview area, where he owned Phillips Electric.
He is survived by his wife, Carla; four daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Curtis Jennings of Red Oak, Dawn and Jason Gilmore and Kelly and Robert Watson, both of Ore City, and Kerri and Sean Moulton of Mount Pleasant; son and daughter-in-law Torrey and Jennifer Waldon of Ore City; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronald and Tina Phillips of Mount Pleasant and Donald and Nancy Phillips of Daingerfield; his mother-in-law, Sibyl Guynn of Jefferson; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
Visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at the funeral home.
Source: Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune, Mount Pleasant, Texas, Saturday, November 24, 2007
