Dr. James E. PHILLIPS

Dr. James E. Phillips passed away August 31, 2012, at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He was born November 20, 1926, in Summitville, Tennessee. After graduating from Grundy County High School in 1944, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served in Europe. At the completion of military service, he graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and UT Medical School in Memphis, Tennessee. Following his medical training, Dr. Phillips practiced Family Medicine in McMinnville, Tennessee from 1955 until 1978. At that time he accepted a position with the Tennessee State Health Department, serving the upper Cumberland and Middle Tennessee regions until his retirement in 1999. He is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Mary King Phillips and five children, John Phillips, Gale Matthys (Don), Jim Phillips (Drenda), Kae Gallagher (Tom), Jack Phillips (Robin) and thirteen grandchildren. Visitation was held at High Funeral Home in McMinnville, Tennessee on Sunday, September 2, from 1:30-3:30 with a service immediately following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Franklin, Tennessee or to the Nashville Humane Shelter.