Gary Phillips Obituary (1950

Gary Phillips, 72, of Mansfield, Illinois, passed away at 4:12 A.M. Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, 106 North Main Street, Farmer City, Illinois, followed by a funeral service at 1:00 P.M. with Pastor Nick Gleason officiating. Burial will be at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Illinois, with military rites accorded. Memorials may be made to Rhonda Gail Phillips Memorial Fund, in care of, First Mid Bank & Trust, Mansfield, Illinois. Gary was born on July 31, 1950, in Champaign, Illinois, a son of Harold "Red" and Mabel Evelyn Miller Phillips. He married Rhonda Gail Cochran on July 25, 1987, in Mansfield, Illinois. He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Gail Phillips of Mansfield, Illinois; two daughters, Tiffany (Benjamin) Joyner of Rantoul, Illinois, and Whitney Phillips of Mansfield, Illinois; and two granddaughters, Thea Rayne Phillips and River Elaine Joyner. He was preceded in death by his parents. Gary was a retired semi-truck driver. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, and a member of the Kelso M. Garver American Legion Post 650, Mansfield, Illinois. Gary was a loving husband, father and an amazing grandfather to his girls.