Mrs. Gloria Jean Phillips

PHILLIPS, Mrs. Gloria Jean - Age 74, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2016 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 a.m. Interment Sunset Hills Association, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 a.m. Monday. Mrs. Phillips will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Gloria Jean Phillips was born April 20, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Abraham and Mary Hunter. She moved to Chicago, IL where attended elementary school and to Flint, MI in the 1950’s. Gloria was a long time member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Lewis Randolph. She was a very intelligent woman and decided to further her education attending Mott Community College. Gloria had spent much of her adult years taking care of people, so it only made sense to become a Registered Nurse. She began her career in the medical field as a Surgical Technologist at Hurley Medical Center. Gloria later worked for St. Joseph Hospital and Genesys Health Park, before retiring in 2008. She was known for spending time doing arts and crafts, sewing, entertaining her family and she certainly loved to shop. Gloria loved her family deeply and took pride in caring for them. Mrs. Gloria Jean Phillips leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband, Mr. Harvey Lee Phillips of Flint; godson, Joshua Henderson; mother, Mrs. Mary L. Hunter of Flint; 7 sisters-in-law, Mrs. Dorothy Gilbert, Mrs. Pearl (Denisho) Howse, Ms. Katie B. Phillips, all of Arkansas, Mrs. Imogene Dantzler, Mrs. Ida Releford, Mrs. Jettie Beasley, all of Flint and Mrs. Bettye Phillips of Atlanta, GA; 2 brothers-in-law, Mr. Charlie (Roxie) Phillips of Flint and Mr. Leon (Virgie) Phillips of Arkansas; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Betty Lyle and Nicky Singh. Mrs. Phillips was preceded in death by her sons, Craig Lee Bahati Phillips and Corey Lee-Kinti Phillips; father, Mr. Abraham Hunter; special cousins, Lovie Price, Alphonso White and Donna Housy; brother-in-law, Mr. Andrew Phillips, Sr.

Mrs. Gloria Jean Phillips

April 20, 1941 - March 1, 2016