Mable C. Phillips

Sunday, June 08, 2008 Mrs. Mable Clay Phillips, age 96 of Calhoun and formerly of Esom Hill, Ga. died Saturday June 7th.at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Etowah County, Alabama on March 31, 1912 daughter of the late Radford and Rose Frix Clay. She had been a resident of Calhoun and Gordon county for 20 years, was a member of the Shilo Baptist Church in Esom Hill, Ga., was a letter carrier and homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years Robert Cecil “Jack”Philips on Feb. 28, 1986,two daughters; Sandra Summerville and Margaret McGill, her step-father; Daniel Franklin Gibson and two sisters; Nell Clay and Willis Jay Ellis. Survivors include granddaughters; Jackie Summerville Brown and her husband Mike of Calhoun and Sherron Summerville Mills and her husband Steve of Watkinsville, Ga., Kelly McGill and Dixie McCormick of Birmingham, Al. great-grandchildren; Ashley and Peter Lester of Atlanta, Kristen and Phillip Gibson of Statesboro, Ga. , Erin, Michael, and Lindsey Brown of Calhoun and Tara and Andy Walker of Calhoun, and her son-in –law; Harold Summerville of Calhoun. Graveside services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. (EDT) from the Altoona-Walnut Grove Cemetery in Etowah County Alabama with Rev. Robert Wright officiating. The Family will receive friends at the Thomas Funeral Home from 6:00 until 9:00 P.M. today (Sunday June 7th.). Pallbearers serving include Justin Lindsey, Jeremy Barnes, Eric Shaw, Jared Gray, Jarrod Bunch and Collin French. You may sign the register book or express private condolences at WWW.thomasfuneralhomecalhoun.com. Thomas Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.