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Frances Flack Phillips

Frances Flack Phillips, formerly of Shelby, age 93, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Fayetteville. Frances was born on February 28, 1925 in Rutherford County to the late John Flack and Melinda Koon Flack. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Phillips, five brothers and three sisters.

Frances is survived by her son, John Thomas Phillips of Sevierville, TN, two daughters, Jackie Poston of Hendersonville and Susan Byers and husband Tom of Fayetteville; two sisters Thalia Shook and Martha Lovelace and one brother Kolen Flack all of Union Mills; five grandchildren, Audrey Asprogiannis of Sevierville, TN, Brent Poston and wife Molly of Sanford, Ginger Barnwell and husband Joel of Arden, Carroll Herndon and wife Elizabeth of Cary and Larry French, II and wife Sabrina of Middletown, CT; and thirteen great grandchildren, Sarah and James Asprogiannis of Sevierville, TN; Josie and Clark Poston of Sanford, Georgianna and Jared Barnwell of Arden, Larry III and Lacey French of Middletown, CT; Kyrsten Byers of Dover, FL, Thomas III, Ella and Riley Byers and Jerry Cummings, II of Fayetteville.

Frances was a member of Zoar Baptist Church in Shelby, NC. She worked at JP Stevens Textile Mill and Doran Mills as a weaver. She was a member of the Shelby Chapter of Eastern Star and the North Carolina Blue Bird Society. Frances loved nature, gardening and traveling with her niece, Christine Ammons to Blue Bird meetings.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Fayetteville from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on June 24, 2018 at the home of Tom and Susan Byers, 6415 Whitehall Drive with Rev. Richard Bowen officiating. Burial will be at Cleveland Memorial Park on July 6, 2018. The family will receive friends on July 6, 2018 from 12 to 1 pm at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice or to the Hospice agency that assisted the family; Promise Foundation, Cape Fear Valley Hospice, 3450 Walsh Parkway, Fayetteville, NC 28311.

Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Mrs. Phillips.

Guest Registry is available at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com


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