Lawrence Helton Phillips, Sr.
<p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Lawrence H. Phillips, Sr., 94, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday November 24, 2020.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Lawrence was born on July 13, 1926, in Hixson, TN, to James B. and Callie S. (McKelvey) Phillips; both have preceded him in death.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Lawrence served our country in the U.S. Army Merchant Marines during WWII and during the Korean Conflict. He received a certificate as a draftsman through Kirkman Tech. High School.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Lawrence retired from Container Corp. of America after 39 years of service as a salesman/engineer and developed 3 patents (seen in frozen dinner packaging, Krystal packaging and KFC bucket packaging). He also retired from Shorewood Printing and Mechanical Packaging after 14 years of service and was instrumental in getting Shorewood into the packaging end of business.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Lawrence enjoyed playing golf, was an avid bowler, and enjoyed big band music from the ‘40s. Lawrence loved baseball and was a staunch Atlanta Braves fan.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>He is survived by his children, Georgia A. (Randy) Rawiszer, David P. (Susan) Phillips, Lawrence H. (Mary Lu) Phillips, Jr.; and 6 grandchildren.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>A graveside service will be held Friday, December 4th at 2:30 pm at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Pastor David Hall officiating and where military honors will be performed by the U.S. Army. We respectfully request that all current CDC mandates be adhered including face coverings and social distancing during the graveside service.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Expressions of love may be sent to the Phillips Family at www.heritagechattanooga.com</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Arrangements made by Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 E. Brainerd Rd. </strong></span></p>Obituary
Lawrence H. Phillips, Sr., 94, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday November 24, 2020.
Lawrence was born on July 13, 1926, in Hixson, TN, to James B. and Callie S. (McKelvey) Phillips; both have preceded him in death.
Lawrence served our country in the U.S. Army Merchant Marines during WWII and during the Korean Conflict. He received a certificate as a draftsman through Kirkman Tech. High School.
Lawrence retired from Container Corp. of America after 39 years of service as a salesman/engineer and developed 3 patents (seen in frozen dinner packaging, Krystal packaging and KFC bucket packaging). He also retired from Shorewood Printing and Mechanical Packaging after 14 years of service and was instrumental in getting Shorewood into the packaging end of business.
Lawrence enjoyed playing golf, was an avid bowler, and enjoyed big band music from the ‘40s. Lawrence loved baseball and was a staunch Atlanta Braves fan.
He is survived by his children, Georgia A. (Randy) Rawiszer, David P. (Susan) Phillips, Lawrence H. (Mary Lu) Phillips, Jr.; and 6 grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Friday, December 4th at 2:30 pm at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Pastor David Hall officiating and where military honors will be performed by the U.S. Army. We respectfully request that all current CDC mandates be adhered including face coverings and social distancing during the graveside service.
Expressions of love may be sent to the Phillips Family at www.heritagechattanooga.com
Arrangements made by Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 E. Brainerd Rd.
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