William Lee Phillips, Sr.

June 11th, 1932 - June 9th, 2012 79 Years

Visitation

June 29th, 2012 at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Heath Funeral Chapel
328 S. Ingraham Ave. Lakeland, FL 33801

Service

June 29th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Heath Funeral Chapel
328 S. Ingraham Ave. Lakeland, FL 33801

Lakeland – William Lee Phillips, Sr. 79, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012, as the result of a plane accident.
He was born June 11, 1932 in Lakeland, Florida. He was a lifetime Polk County resident and a United States Marine veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. He retired from the City of Lakeland Fire Department, in 1982 to begin his own business. Lee and his wife owned and operated Central Florida Trolling Motor Repair and Phillips Bait & Tackle for twenty-nine years.
Lee is survived by his loving family: wife of 45 years, Julia Phillips, his sons, William “Bill” Phillips Jr., James Phillips, daughter Melinda Lapina and husband David, 4 grandchildren: Jada, Cody, Joshua & Austin and his sister, Julie Thornhill.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 29, 2012 at 10:00 till 11:00 AM at Heath Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held following the visitation.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to either: EAA Young Eagles Program, Experimental Aircraft Association, P.O. Box 3816, Oshkosh, WI 54903 or the Salvation Army.
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Christa Harold on July 29th, 2012 - 2:16 am said:
I will miss his whit and funny stories. Goodbye my friend.

David Royal on June 29th, 2012 - 5:52 pm said:
Julia I express my sympathy for your loss of Lee. I planned on seeing you this morning, but had a sick grandchild in the back bed room. Both of you were very gracious to me and my children and the boys and I still talk about the times that Lee took them to the pits to fish. Sincerely David

Myra Jo and Dave Stephens on June 29th, 2012 - 3:52 am said:
To Julia and Julie and Family... As a young girl, I have memories of being at the Phillips\' house with Julie-- and Lee being there as the \"Big Brother\". I too remember Lee and \"Dad\" coming back from the war in Korea. Over the years we would see Lee and Julia at some of our \"Eatin\' places\" The Truck Stop and Claras were some of them. Lee always had a funny remark to make in his dry way..I know he will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Sincerely, Myra Jo and Dave

Lori & Michael Butler on June 27th, 2012 - 9:02 pm said:
Julia and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We were blessed to have Lee in our life and we will miss his \"words of wit\". Our deepest sympathy to you all.

Sylvia (Beazley) Ramsey on June 27th, 2012 - 3:31 pm said:
Julie, I am so sorry to hear of Lee\'s passing. Seeing his picture brought back so many nice memories of us in elementary days and Lee as the big brother. I remember when your parents got news of Lee and your dad going into Korean war. You and his family will be in my prayers .

Ira W. Bryant on June 27th, 2012 - 12:27 pm said:
To the family my deepest condolences. Lee was a very special person. He will be missed by many individuals as he was a very outgoing and likeable person. We worked together for many years at the Lakeland Fire Department.

Dale and David Wozniak on June 26th, 2012 - 11:12 pm said:
Julia and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We both loved Lee as not only a mentor, but a friend. We enjoyed all our visits to the store and our social times. He will be missed.

John and Charleen Powers on June 23rd, 2012 - 11:46 pm said:
We were so sorry to hear of Lee\'s death. We had just had lunch with him the Saturday, June 1, at the Blackwater cook out. We both always enjoyed our time talking and joking with Lee.. We will certainly miss him at Blackwater.