Melbern Bascom Phillips Obituary (1924 - 2022)

Melbern Bascom Phillips was born on October 5, 1924 in Johnson County, Arkansas to Perry T. and Ruth Ethel (Davis) Phillips. He passed from this life on November 3, 2022 in Tahlequah, OK. Melbern loved to sing, dance and play the guitar. He also enjoyed reading western novels and watching westerns on television. Melbern also loved to help others. He was preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Ruth Phillips; sons, Melbern Gene Phillips and Jerry Glen Phillips; sisters, Ruth Stokes, Mildred Cole and Irene Eberle; brother, Arnold Phillips; and grandson, Robert Allen McRoberts, Jr. He is survived by his daughters; Linda Gail McRoberts of Tahlequah, OK, Margaret Dunn of Park Hill; son, Michael Phillips, of Sand Springs; brother, John Franklin Phillips, of Sand Springs; 9 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren. Funeral services for Melbern have been entrusted to the care of Dillon Funeral Service, Sand Springs, Oklahoma and will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2022, 2pm at Sand Springs Christian Fellowship. Condolences for the family may be left at www.dilloncares.com