Birdie L. Phillips October 16, 1912 - May 17, 2010 Birdie L. Phillips of Waco passed away Monday, May 17, 2010. The family will have a private service. Birdie, the youngest of 10 siblings, was born October 16, 1912 in Livingston, Texas to Sam and Cherry Phillips. She came to Christ at age 8 under the pasturage of Rev. R.L. Stevens at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Lovelady, TX. She attended elementary school there and graduated high school from Moore High in Waco; attended Hughs Business School in Houston, Merrit Business College in Oakland, CA; and received her Bachelors Degree from Univ. of California, Berkley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Forman and her parents. Her mother, Cherry Phillips, was born two days before the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. She leaves to cherish her memory one nephew, Cal Delano Phillips from Cleveland, OH; two great grand nephews, Phillip F. Haynes Jr. of Waco, Cal Phillips Haynes of Dallas; niece, Alice Jean Ballard of Los Angeles, CA; two God daughters, Brenda Butler Centerville, VA; Pamela Moore Vacaville, CA; two great-great nephews, Kyle Robert Haynes and Philip F. Haynes, III, great-great nieces Jasmine Davison and Kierra Haynes, a loving daughter-in-law Catherine Haynes and other relatives and friends. Special thanks to Hazel Haynes, Manning family, Brumfield family, Delessia, Nina, Freddie and Regina Green, Estel Bradshaw and Callie Watkins. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com.
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