GARY PHILLIPS

ST. MARY'S, Mo. -- Graveside service for Gary L. Phillips of St. Mary's will be held at 1 p.m. today at Brown Cemetery. The Rev. Gerald McBride will officiate. Military honors will be conducted by American Legion Post 133.

Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.

Phillips, 53, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at his home.

He was born Nov. 12, 1947, at Ste. Genevieve, Mo., son of Edward L. and Virginia Gambill Phillips.

Phillips was a laborer. He served with the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War and received two Bronze Stars.

Survivors include two daughters, Marlania McDonald of Paris, Texas, Paula Cloud of Hugo, Okla.; three brothers, Jerry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., Mike Phillips of Perryville, Dennis Phillips of St. Mary's; a sister, Anne Hahn of Ste. Genevieve; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, and a sister.