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Robert Jared Phillips

Robert Jared Phillips, age 18, of Haley died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Sept. 22, 1991, in Greenville, Miss., the son of Robert Samuel Phillips and Sandra Ann Jones Phillips and was a construction worker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in McGehee and an avid hunter and sportsman. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ryan Phillips and by a grandfather, Sammie Phillips. Survivors are his parents, Robert and Sandra Phillips of Halley; a sister, Alanna Phillips of Halley; a niece, Layla Phillips of Halley; his grandparents, Laurence and Barbara Jones of Lake Village and Sandra Phillips of Little Rock; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at the First Presbyterian Church in McGehee. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at the First Baptist Church in McGehee, with Rev. Kenny Shaw and Bro. Mike Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Halley Cemetery under the direction of Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Foundation for Retina Research, which will benefit children with retinal degenerative diseases including his cousins, Caroline and Cole Carper. The Foundation address is 666 Dundee Road, Suite 1104, North Brook, Ill. 60062. Also, memorials may be made to Paws and Claws, P. O. Box 975, McGehee, Ark. 71654.

Published September 5, 2010

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