Lawrence Thomas (L.T.) Phillips, age 91, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. He was born in Bolivia, NC on June 18, 1923 to the late Berry Roger Phillips and Mary Denton Phillips. L.T. was predeceased by his former wife, Betty Gibson Phillips, six sisters and three brothers.
He is survived by his daughters, Vickie P. Sanders of East Flat Rock, and Wanda P. Page and her husband, Michael, of Nashville;  sons, Lawrence Thomas Phillips, Jr. and his wife, Dianne of Porter, TX, Bruce Scott Phillips of Rocky Mount, and Michael Phillips and his wife, Debbie, of Rocky Mount; grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Edith Phillips and her children; daughter, Donna Warner and her husband, Gerald, of Rocky Mount; sons, Raymond Joyner and Kent Joyner and his wife, Kathleen, all of Spring Hope; as well as their children and grandchildren.
A funeral service was held  Wednesday, March 11, 2015   at Arlington Baptist Church with Rev. Phillip Coats and Rev. Bill Grisham officiating. Burial with military honors   followed the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
Flowers are welcomed or memorials may be made to Arlington Baptist Church Building Fund, 1500 Bethlehem Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27803.
Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremations Services, Rocky Mount.