Eleanor Phillips

Thank you for being with us today, to celebrate the life of a remarkable woman, our mother, Eleanor K. Phillips. Our mother, Eleanor was born September 28, 1929, and entered interest on June 27, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Phoenix Arizona.

James Kitch Phillips Sr. married Eleanor on May 1, 1946. Our parents were blessed with 10 children: Larry Phillips, Wanda Hill, Brenda Shaw, Katherine Logan, Pamela, Victor, James Kitch Phillips, Jr., Velena Peaches of Whiteriver and Ron Phillips. Deceased: Gregory and Gary Lee Phillips. Eleanor is the daughter of Joe B. Kinney Sr. and Alice Tiffany-Kinney who was a member of Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribe.

Our mother, Eleanor attended San Carlos Day school in San Carlos, Arizona. She worked as a bus driver and cook for Rice Day school. She worked as a firefighter in the BIA forestry department. Her last job was for San Carlos Apache tribe. She was a cook for Seven-Mile elderly nursing home and Peridot nursing home. Our mother was a skillful quilter, seamstress, made camp dresses, clothing, and quilts. Our mom was even a pastor in Bylas, Arizona at the Bylas Assembly of God Church. We were in camp meetings, revivals, baptismal services, children, youth groups, and churches, and camps in Prescott Arizona.

Eleanor had 23 grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren, and 24 great-great-grandchildren.

Eleanor is proceeded in death by her parents, Joe and Alice Kinney, her husband, James Phillips, Sr., her sons, Gregory Phillips, and Gary Lee Phillips. Eleanor is survived by her son, Larry Phillips, Jimmy Phillips, Jr., and Ron Phillips. Her daughters, Wanda Hill, Brenda Shaw, Katherina Logan, Pamela Victor, and Velena Peaches. Her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

Vi sitation will be held on July 7, 2023, from 6:00 – 10:00 A.M. at the Apache Assembly of God Church in San Carlos, Arizona.

Funeral Services will be held on July 7, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. at the Apache Assembly of God Church in San Carlos, Arizona.

Interment will follow at Hilltop Cemetery in San Carlos, Arizona

Assisting the family; Lamont Mortuary of Globe located at 328 S. Hill St., Globe, AZ. (928) 425-5491