Louise Phillips' Obituary
Louise Bondurant Phillips “Weetie” died peacefully at her home January 9, 2014. She was born August 20, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Julian Beasley Bondurant and Louise Harwood Bondurant. A lifelong Memphian, she graduated from The Hutchison School and attended Bennett College. Known by everyone as Weetie, she was the quintessential Southern lady, always gracious with her time and a cookie and a coke. She was the devoted wife of her childhood sweetheart, Harry Johnson Phillips and mother of their five sons. Weetie was active in the Memphis community. She was the 1995 Sustainer of the Year of the Junior League of Memphis, as well as a member of the Little Garden Club and Tuesday Study Club. She served on the boards of Public Broadcasting System, Church Health Center, Memphis Arts Council, City Beautiful Commission and Christian Brothers University. As an avid fan of the St Louis Cardinals, she helped champion the Memphis Redbirds Foundation to bring Triple A baseball to Memphis. Weetie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two sons, Julian Bondurant Phillips and Howard Harwood Phillips “Woody” and a grandson, Byrant Bondurant Phillips “Ryan”. She is survived by her sons Harry Johnson Phillips, Jr. (Kathy), Clifton Bondurant Phillips (Debbie) , Percy Parker Phillips (Louise) and her daughter-in-law Lorol M. Phillips. She is also survived by her sister, Julie Bondurant Mills as well as eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. A visitation will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home, from 5:30 7:30 on Friday, January 10th. A service celebrating her life will be at St. Peter’s Church, 190 Adams Avenue at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 11th with burial following at Elmwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to The Church Health Center or the charity of your choice .Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, (901)767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”
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