Roy Gene Phillips

Roy Gene "Man" Phillips, age 55, of Thomasville passed away at Grady General Hospital in Cairo on December 5, 2007.

Funeral services for Mr. Phillips were held on Saturday, December 8, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Evans- Skipper Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Love officiating. Burial followed in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery in Iron City.

Mr. Phillips was born on April 23, 1952, in Seminole County to the late Jim and Minnie Martin Phillips. He was a foreman with the Decatur County Road Department and of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by one son, Jason Heath Phillips, and his wife, Gwen of Bainbridge; one daughter, Amy Rogers, and her husband, Adam of Thomasville; five brothers, Albert Phillips and his wife, Mollie, of Dothan, AL; Robert Phillips, Larry Phillips and his wife, Linda, of Iron City; Jake Phillips and Thomas "Red" Phillips of Donalsonville; three sisters, Eloise McCusker and her husband, Doug, of Cleveland; Louise Chambless and her husband, Nelson, of Colquitt and Lorene Jones and her husband, M. L., of Eldorendo. Three grandchildren, Mattisyn Rogers, Emily Clayton and Robert Clayton, also survive.

Pallbearers were Michael Phillips, Shannon Phillips, Paul Phillips, Terry Phillips, Rocky Phillips, and Glenn McMillian Jr.

Evans-Skipper Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.