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DATE: FRIDAY, October 15, 1993                   TAG: 9310150307
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT PHILLIPS, BETTY ANNE ST. JOHN DEATON

PHILLIPS, Betty Anne St. John Deaton, 63, of 2213 Lee Highway, Pulaski, died Wednesday evening, October 13, 1993, in the Pulaski Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Grace Marie St. John and Garland Newberry St. John of Chilhowie and husband, Ralph William Deaton, Pulaski. Mrs. Phillips was the weekday religious education teacher in Radford for 2 years and later the director of Christian Education of Grove Avenue Methodist Church in Radford. She has been the administrative assistant of the First United Methodist Church in Pulaski since 1976. She taught Sunday School for many years and was a leader in the evangelism and education work areas of the church. She was a member of various clubs in the Pulaski area. Mrs. Phillips' faith and joy of life changed the lives of many of her friends, adding new depth and perspective. She demonstrated that each person can make a profound difference in the lives of others and believed the truth and wisdom in the words, "We are out brother's keeper." Surviving are husband, Lonnie D. Phillips, Pulaski; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Forrest Garrison, Chattanooga, Tenn.; two sons and daughters-in-law, John Edward and Dina Deaton, Atlanta, Ga., James Byron and Laura Deaton, Atlanta, Ga.; one grandson. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the First United Methodist Church, Pulaski with the Rev. Jack Weikel and the Rev. Ty Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery, Chilhowie. Visiting will be Friday at Stevens Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Pulaski for the Family Life Center or to the American Cancer Society, c/o Gayle Long, 361 Longview Court, Pulaski, VA 24301. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, VA. 


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