Dorothy Jean Phillips

Jean Phillips, 91, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, passed away on October 21, 2022. She was raised in West Tennessee, the daughter of John Dave and Myrna Gaines. Mrs. Phillips loved her family and enjoyed being a wife and mother. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing in her spare time.

Mrs. Phillips is preceded in death by her father, John Dave Gaines; her mother, Myrna Gaines; and her sister, Marie Sumrow. Mrs. Phillips is survived by her husband of 67 years, Thomas Herman Phillips; daughters Janet Dearman (Chuck), Katherine Phillips-Slate, and Melinda Clary (Cary); grandchildren Paige Dockens (Josh), Taylor Southard (Bobby), Chandler Marie Slate, Crystal Marie Ferguson, and Chad Clary (Courtney); great grandchildren Tayden Dockens, Hannah Dockens, Kannon Dockens, Avery Jo Southard, Roman Slate, Ty Ferguson, Kymree Ferguson, Casen Brooks Clary, and Charlotte Ann Clary; and her sisters Anne Parrish and Nina Corlew.

There will be a Gathering of Family & Friends in the Tulip Grove Room at Hermitage Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 25, from 9am until 11am. A Celebration of her life will begin at 11am. Following the service, Mrs. Phillips will be laid to rest in the Garden of the Cross at Hermitage Memorial Gardens. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the Phillips family at HermitageFH.com.