A Life Well Lived

Mildred (Butler) Phillips, 101, of Ballwin, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, in Canton, Georgia. She was born on December 27, 1919, in Roseville, Arkansas, to her parents, Charley and Essie (Nichols) Butler.

Mildred was a homemaker, was always active in the Baptist Church, and loved spending time with her family.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, James Baxter Phillips, Jr., and four brothers and one sister.

She is survived by one daughter, Jean Simpson and husband Fred of Miami, Florida; three sons, James Baxter Phillips III and wife Christy of Opelousa, Louisiana, Timothy Phillips and wife Misty of Cumming, Georgia, and Robert Phillips and wife Kathy of Ballwin, Missouri; one brother, Bill Butler of McAllen, Texas; eight grandchildren, Michael, Deborah, Bogar, Sandy, Cara, Danielle, Nathan, and Jordan; and eleven great-grandchildren, Zachary, Greyson, Evan, Jenna, Hayden, Reagan, Campbell, Logan, Brooks, Wyatt, and Millie.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at McVay Cemetery in Paris under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris.

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