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July 5, 2019

VELMA JEAN PHILLIPS

Velma Jean Phillips, 90, of De Kalb, Texas passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at a local care facility.

Jean was born January 31, 1929 in Konawa, Oklahoma to Stewart and Lilly Hensley Foran. She was the Co-Owner and Bookkeeper for Phillips Lumber Company and a Licensed Vocational Nurse. Jean was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist and was involved in the De Kalb Professional Business Women’s Organization, the De Kalb Garden Club and the De Kalb Chamber of Commerce.

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