Leroy O. Phillips was born on January 19,1933 to Emma and Anderson Phillips in Selma, AL. He grew up and attended school in the city. At an early age he joined Mt Ararat Baptist Church and was very active. He joined the Army in 1953 and served for 30 years. He married Juanita Smith in 1955 and their marriage was a journey that anyone could wish for. They spent time in several states and overseas. Traveling was one of the things that Leroy loved to do besides working in his Church. Being in the Army gave him and his family the opportunity to travel and visit a lot of countries and states in the USA. What a life they enjoyed traveling even after Retirement.

When Leroy retired, he was a member of the Ward Chapel AME Church in Junction City, KS where he served as an Usher and Steward. His second job started in Junction City and concluded in Ft Lauderdale, FL after his military retirement, was with the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service.

The family moved to Ft Lauderdale, FL in the early nineties after the only grandchild was born. He joined the Mt Hermon AME Church and served as an Usher, a Steward and a member of the Beautification Committee until he relocated to Cordova, TN in 2005.

He and Juanita joined St Andrew AME Church in February 2006 and he has been a member of The Force, The Caregivers Group and The Spiritmen.

He leaves to mourn his two children, Adrienne Leronette Phillips Brown, Ronald Lydell Phillips and one granddaughter, Arissa Rhianon Brown Gonzalez (Ricardo). He also leaves one sister, Barbara Phillips, one brother, Lester Phillips, three sisters-in-law, Marvarene S Parker, Alma Jean Brazier and Dorothy Smith, and several nieces and nephews.

He also leaves some special friends: Milton & Berlin Ellerson, and Ellis Canty, Ft Lauderdale, FL and Donna Blackwell, of Cordova, TN.

The family will receive friends Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 10:00am-11:55am with a funeral service to follow at 12:00noon both will be held at St Andrew AME Church 867 S Pkwy E, Memphis, TN 38106.

Entombment will follow at Memphis Memory Gardens 6444 Raleigh Lagrange Rd., Memphis, TN 38134