Mildred Grace Phillips, 84, of Vidor died December 14, 2008 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. Mildred was born July 12, 1924 to Elbert Green and Mary Ellen (Langley) Morris in Faul, Louisiana. A resident of Vidor for eighteen years, she was a homemaker and longtime member of Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor. She and her husband, Reverend H.H. Phillips, were involved in the ministry for more than fifty years.
She is survived by her daughters, Carol Phillips Jackson and her husband Norris of Jena, Louisiana, Elaine Edwards and her husband G.R. “Bobby” of Vidor, and Janice Gossan and her husband Brian of Vidor; grandchildren, Brent Jackson and his wife Kelly, Nadrid Jackson Callender and her husband Jimmy, Weldon Jackson and his wife Beverly, Lamarr Edwards and his wife Rynn, Brijan Gossan, Kris Gossan, and Phillip Gossan; great-grandchildren, Ava Grace Jackson and Henry Hayes Jackson; sisters-in-law, Melba Duhon and Mildred Ensign; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Reverend H.H. Phillips and her brother, Carl Morris.
Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Eastgate United Pentecostal Church in Vidor with Reverend G.R. “Bobby” Edwards, Reverend Tommy Jackson, and Reverend A.D. Spears officiating. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, December 16, 2008 from 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mildred’s memory to Eastgate United Pentecostal Church—Phillips Memorial, P.O. Box 424, Vidor Texas 77670 or Julie Rogers Gift of Life, 3555 Stagg Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77701
