Sheila Doris May Phillips

Mrs. Sheila Phillips passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Houston Medical Center.

Mrs. Phillips was born on January 6, 1941 in Malden, Essex, England to the late Joe and Doris Mae King. A retiree at Robins Air Force Base, she was a past First Lady of Al-Sihah Shrine Center where she organized the Forget-Me-Not’s, a group for widows of Shriners. Mrs. Phillips also enjoyed being a member of the Red Hat Society, as well as the Houston County Shrine Ladies’ Auxiliary. She enjoyed volunteering at numerous public services including at the Georgia National Fair and as receptionist at the Museum of Aviation.

During her husband Harley’s military career, she always made sure to maintain their household and provide a loving home for her family. Mrs. Phillips was of the Baptist faith, loved to travel and shop, and spend time with her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Brian.

Mrs. Phillips leaves behind her loving and devoted husband of 59 years, Harley; a brother, Alan and two nieces, Alice and Louisa, all of Braintree, Essex, England; and a sister-in-law, Christine.

Visitation will be Wednesday, February 7, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Afterwards, Mrs. Phillips will be laid to rest in Andersonville National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations be given in memory of Sheila Doris May Phillips to the Al-Sihah Shriners Hospital and Patient Transportation Fund, 222 Mecca Dr., Macon, GA 31205-3147.

McCullough Funeral Home and Crematory has the privilege of being entrusted with Mrs. Phillips’s arrangements.