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Submitted: 11/21/09 • Approved: 8/5/18 • Last Updated: 8/8/18 • R261279-G0-S3
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Company F 15 Arkansas Infantry
Civil War Confederate
December 13, 1840* - September 26, 1915
*Obituary (as written)
Rogers Democrat
September 30, 1915
PHILLIPS, R.M. - R.M. Phillips, more familiarly known to his friends as "Uncle Bobby," died Sunday morning at his home on South Fourth Street. He had been ill for some time and his death was not unexpected. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the residence, being conducted by Rev. U.S. Thomas of the Baptist church. Interment was at the Goad Spring cemetery, west of Lowell. Mr. Phillips was a native of Arkansas, having been born in the eastern part of the state January 15th, 1840 and was therefore 75 years old. He came with his parents to Benton county in 1852. He was married to Mrs. Carolina Winningham, a sister of Abe McGarrah, and to them were born eleven children, eight of whom are living. Mrs. Phillips died nearly two years ago. The children are Miss Mollie Phillips and Mrs. L.G. Williams of Lawton, Okla.; Mrs. Ben Kendrick and Miss Fannie Phillips of Rogers; Wallace Phillips of Tulsa, Okla.; Miss Myrtle Phillips and Bert Phillips of Ft. Worth, Tex. and John Phillips of Omaha, Neb. All of the children were here for the funeral. They will return to their homes this week and Ben Kendrick and wife will move to the home place. Mr. Phillips served through the Civil War with honor, being a member of Co. F, of the 15th Ark. Inf., of which the late Capt. Etris was captain. Rev. A.J. Maxwell of Rogers, N.M. was a member of this company and so were a number of other well known Benton county residents for the company was organized near here. They were in the battles of Pea Ridge, Corinth and other hard fought struggles of the west. He was a faithful member of the Baptist church and had been almost from boyhood. He stood high in the esteem of his friends and neighbors and had many splendid qualities. He will be missed by the entire community and his death is a great loss to his large family which has held together and worked for the comfort and happiness of their parents as have few other children of this community.
Contributed on 11/21/09 by wfields55
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