Betty Lou Lankford Phillips

69 year old Betty Lou Lankford Phillips of Brush Creek died Monday at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. She was born in Defeated, Tennessee in Smith County, the daughter of the late Louova Craighead and Sealous Opral Lankford. She was married to Robert Doyle Phillips, who preceded her in death. A son, James Robert Phillips, also preceded her in death. She worked at the Alexandria Garment Plant and was a member of the Mount View Primitive Baptist Church in Smithville. The body is at Avant Funeral Home in Alexandria, where the funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Paul Violet will officiate and burial will be in the Brush Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Mount View Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Barbara Phillips of Carthage and William and Donna Phillips of Brush Creek. Grandchildren, Jonah Phillips and Carly Phillips both of BrushCreek. Step grandchildren, Rodney, Nelson, and Tanya LaPointe of Canada and Chris LaPointe of Brush Creek. Four brothers, Jack and his wife Carolyn Lankford, Neal and his wife Linda Lankford, Ebbie and his wife Cheryl Lankford, and Junior and his wife Anita Lankford. Two sisters, Dorothy Sircy and Mary Ruth Halliburton. Bass Funeral Homes, Avant Chapel in Alexandria is in charge of the arrangements.