Barbara Ann Holliday Phillips' Obituary
Barbara Ann Holliday Phillips was born August 5, 1938 in Jefferson, Texas. She died September 8, 2020 at the age of 82. She was preceded in death by her husband Wesley Phillips; her parents Hattie Holliday and (A.V.) Holliday, Sr.
Survivors include a step brother, E. J. Holliday and his wife Carol; a nephew, Kevin Holliday; a niece, Carol Oliviera; her best friends and adopted family, Clay Morgan of Rogers, Arkansas; Kelly McCrink, her husband Will and their children William, Dylan, Cy and Addi of Cazenovia, New York along with Becky Featherston of Rogers, Arkansas.
Barbara graduated from high school in Jefferson Texas and moved to Dallas, shortly thereafter. She worked for Merrill Lynch and met her husband, George Wesley Phillips. During their 31 years of marriage they moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where she was a business secretary for many years with Western Sprinkler. Barbara and Wes then moved to rogers Arkansas in 1985 after Sam Walton offered Wes the position of Wal-Mart’s fabric buyer. Barba kept herself extremely busy volunteering at the Humane Society and eventually became president for over 20 years. She finished her time there with thousands upon thousands of hours and countless amount of money raised for the animals who came into the shelter. Her passion to save animals from hunger, disease and abuse was unwavering. The animal world has suffered a great loss, but thankfully Clay Morgan’s path crossed with hers in 1985 and he continues her constant and selfless work. The best gift she could have ever received.
Having no biological children Barbara mothered others throughout her life. Her kindness and nurturing proved that family is not always formed by DNA, but by love. She was a strong woman and a protector of many. There is no way to list all the people she helped when they had fallen, needed someone to believe in them, money to help them back on their feet or just some good ole sassy hard facts about what they needed to do. She gave in the purest form, not expecting praise or recognition. “Give with love and the right intentions and it’s on them what they choose to do with it” were Barbara thoughts.
She will be missed by all.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday September 14, 2020 at Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services.
Memorials may be made to the Humane Society for Animals at P.O. Box 476, Rogers, AR 72757.
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