OBIT: Phillips, R. G. - Crittenden Co Crittenden Press 8 Aug 1901 pg. 4, col 3 R. G. PHILLIPS died at the home of his brother-in-law, W.J. Hill, of the Tribune neighborhood, Sunday night, after a month's illness of typhoid fever. The interment took place at Sugar Grove cemetery Monday afternoon. For several months prior to his illness Mr. Phillips was employed as salesman in McConnell & Stone's store in Marion. He was born in this county 36 years ago and was a son of the late Mack Phillips, who was one of the early settlers of the county, and the family is one of the oldest and most respectable of this region. Two brothers, John T. and William, now residents of Arkansas, and two sisters, Mrs. W.J. Hill of this county and Mrs. W.F. Hogard of Eddyville survive him. Submitted by: Brenda Joyce Jerome, CGRS Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997