Maul Phillips,

Jr.

Obituary

Maul George Phillips, Jr., 80, of Tifton, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at Tift Health Care. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2006 in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Gary Minton will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald. Kyle Phillips, Kent Phillips, Ronnie Phillips, H. J. Taylor, Mark Nash, Todd Nash, Cary Dorminey, Curtis McGee and Steve Hawsey will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 9, 2006, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson.

Mr. Phillips was born on June 14, 1925 in Fitzgerald and was the son of Maul George Phillips, Sr. and Willie Dean Samples Phillips, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Sandra C. Lightfoot Phillips, three brothers and three sisters. He was a member of the U. S. Army, a member of Ty Ty First United Methodist Church and had lived in Tift County for 45 years.

Survivors include two sons, Mike Phillips of Tifton and Phil Phillips of Ty Ty; one daughter, Jan Parrish of Tifton; one brother, Joe S. Phillips of Fitzgerald; two sisters, Elizabeth P. McGee of Albany and Grace Nash of Atlanta; six grandchildren, Shannon Hawsey, Ashley Parrish, Ross Parrish, Karlie Parrish, Chase Phillips and Chance Phillips; two step-grandchildren, Alan Parrish of Ty Ty and Jamie Parrish of Atlanta; and one great grandchild, Jude Hawsey.