Hunt, Eilleen Erma Phillips

Passed: 2011-07-12

Age: 90

Source: Ravenswood News

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2011-07-14

Information: RIPLEY - Eilleen Erma Hunt, 90, of Ripley, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness.  She was born January 5, 1921 in Roane County, daughter of the late David and Cordelia Snyder Phillips.  She was a lifelong Christian, a homemaker, and a member of the Liverpool United Methodist Church.  Surviving are her two sisters, Della McVey of Ripley and Retha Pursley (Rex) of Palestine and many nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, Eilleen was preceded in death by one son, Timothy Gumm; her first husband, Russell Gumm; her second husband, Orville Hunt; brothers, Edward Phillips and David Phillips, Jr.; and sisters, Elva Parker, Dola Phillips, Mildred Westfall, and Emma Ball.  Funeral services are set for Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 1 p.m. at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Darrell Tackett officiating.  Interment will follow at the Liverpool Church Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.