DON PHILLIPS, (OHS 1956) 1938 - 2014 
Memorial services for Don Phillips, age 75 of Seminole, Texas will be held Monday, June 9, 2014 at West Side Church of Christ at 11:00 a.m. with Brother Leo Copeland officiating. Private burial will held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 9, 2014 per family request. All services are under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. The family will greet visitors and friends for visitation on Sunday, June 8 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Mr. Phillips was born July 8, 1938 in Healdton, Oklahoma to Juanita (Ryan) and Charles Phillips. He married Leanne Turner in Crane, Texas on December 29, 1962. He had lived in Seminole since 1971 having moved from Friona, Texas and was a faithful member of the West Side Church of Christ, where he served as a Deacon.

Don Phillips held a bachelor's degree and then earned his teaching certificate. He taught science and biology in Hereford, Texas before moving to Seminole where he started the vocational program for the Seminole ISD. He taught for a total of thirty years, twenty-one of which were in the Seminole school system. Don played baseball for Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas. He was also a pilot and a crop duster. In his spare time, Don enjoyed golf, fishing, hunting, and traveling; his favorite place to travel was Alaska. Family was the most important part of Don's life.

Don Phillips passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at his home in Seminole. He is preceded in death by his parents. Don is survived by his wife, Leanne Phillips of Seminole, Texas; two daughters, Paige Pipkin and husband Vann of Midland, Texas, and Corey Stephen and husband Brandon of Mineral Wells, Texas; two brothers, Charles Jr. Phillips (Tiger) and wife Dolores of Rockport, Texas, and Lanny Phillips and wife Nanette of Odessa, Texas; his mother-in-law, Anna Turner of Denver City, Texas; 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the West Side Church of Christ building fund.