Jesse Marion Phillips, Jr.

Jesse Marion Phillips Jr., born June 4th, 1931 passed away on November 29, 2011 from complications of Alzheimer’s and heart disease. Jesse is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse Sr. and Margie Phillips of Shelbyville Tennessee, four brothers David, Harry, Kenneth and Dewey Phillips, and grandson Samuel Cleveland. Jesse is survived by his beloved wife Marilyn Kay (Reinking) Phillips; sons Jesse Phillips and wife Jane of Athens, TN and Stephen Phillips and wife Kay of Cookeville TN, daughter Jeanine Cleveland and husband Ben of Alexander City, AL and step daughter Susan Richards and husband James of Canton, GA. Jesse is also survived by 13 grand children, 2 step grand children and 2 great grand children. Jesse was retired from Lockheed Aircraft of Marietta, Georgia after 30 years of service. Prior to that he worked for Dun and Bradstreet and CIT Corp. Jesse retired from Lockheed in 1987. He was responsible for obtaining financing on foreign sales of C-130 and L-100 aircraft, and issuing bank performance and return of monies bonds to customers. Once he flew around the world in 7 days to pick up a $9 million check from Malaysia to enable Lockheed to make payroll. Among other countries he visited in connection with the sale of Lockheed C-130s and L-100s include England, Libya, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador , Bolivia, Peru, Gabon, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq. He arranged financing for aircraft customers from the Export-Import Bank and several major US Banks. Jesse wrote the law that prevented Fulton County Ga. from putting a landfill in North Fulton on the Fulton County Line. Jesse attended Providence Baptist Church Alpharetta, Ga., where he enjoyed singing in the choir and leading songs. Jesse received his Jurist Doctor from Woodrow Wilson College of Law and attended University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Jesse was a member of Alpharetta Golden Club and the Roswell, GA Senior Bowling League. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 8th from 4 to 7 PM at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors in Roswell, GA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. A visitation will be held at the Doak – Howell Funeral Home in Shelbyville, TN on Saturday, December 10th from 10 to 11 AM. Graveside services will follow at 12:00 Noon in Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, TN. Jesse’s wry sense of humor, political commentary, and childhood stories will be sorely missed by his family and friends. Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory, Roswell/Alpharetta, 770/645-1414. www.northsidechapel.com

Jesse Marion Phillips, Jr.

June 4, 1931 - November 29, 2011