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'''Joe B. Phillips''' (March 11, 1925 - January 24, 2012) was a Realtor from Lubbock, [[Texas]], who was a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in West Texas and an active figure in his later years in the [[pro-life]] movement.
{{Infobox person
|name=Joe B. Phillips
|birth_date=March 11, 1925
|birth_place=Temple, Bell County, [[Texas]]
|death_date=January 24, 2012
|death_place=Lubbock, Texas
|religion=[[Church of Christ]]
|spouse=Mary Frances Crush Phillips
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]}}
'''Joe B. Phillips''' (March 11, 1925 – January 24, 2012) was a Realtor from Lubbock, [[Texas]], who was a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in West Texas and an active figure in his later years in the [[pro-life]] movement.
Phillips was born in Temple in Bell County in Central Texas, to J. A. Phillips and the former Kate Hooker, but he was reared in Lubbock, where he graduated in 1942 from Lubbock High School. He studied animal husbandry at [[Texas Tech University]] until his education was interrupted by [[United States Army]] service in [[World War II]] in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Released from the military, he wed the former Mary Frances Crush in Baytown, Texas. They lived in Lubbock, where Phillips was a developer and operated Phillips Agency Realtors. He was the youngest president of the Texas Association of Realtors and was affiliated as well with the National Association of Realtors.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/obituaries/2012-01-26/joe-b-phillips?v=1327541570|title=Joe B. Phillips obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref>
Phillips was born in Temple in Bell County in Central Texas, to J. A. Phillips and the former Kate Hooker, but he was reared in Lubbock, where he graduated in 1942 from Lubbock High School. He studied animal husbandry at [[Texas Tech University]] until his education was interrupted by [[United States Army]] service in [[World War II]] in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Released from the military, he wed the former Mary Frances Crush in Baytown, Texas. They lived in Lubbock, where Phillips was a developer and operated Phillips Agency Realtors. He was the youngest president of the Texas Association of Realtors and was affiliated as well with the National Association of Realtors.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/obituaries/2012-01-26/joe-b-phillips?v=1327541570|title=Joe B. Phillips obituary|publisher=''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref>
Phillips served on the boards of various church, charitable, and civic organizations, including Lubbock Christian University. He was a long-term member of the Broadway [[Church of Christ]] in Lubbock. He was active in ministering to those with addictions or in other kinds of crises. Phillips also helped to launch the Smithlawn Maternity Home and Adoption Agency in Lubbock, of which he was the administrator after his retirement from real estate.<ref name=obit/>
Phillips served on the boards of various church, charitable, and civic organizations, including Lubbock Christian University. He was a long-term member of the Broadway [[Church of Christ]] in Lubbock. He was active in ministering to those with addictions or in other kinds of crises. Phillips also helped to launch the Smithlawn Maternity Home and Adoption Agency in Lubbock, of which he was the administrator after his retirement from real estate.<ref name=obit/>
Phillips died in Lubbock at the age of eighty-six. In addition to his wife, he was survived by four children, Richard Phillips and his wife Colleen of Carrollton, Texas; Drew Phillips and wife Connie of Allen, Texas; JoAnn Phillips of Lubbock, and Jeff Phillips and wife Beth of Cambridge, England; six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
Phillips died in Lubbock at the age of eighty-six. In addition to his wife, he was survived by four children, Richard Phillips and his wife Colleen of Carrollton, Texas; Drew Phillips and wife Connie of Allen, Texas; JoAnn Phillips of Lubbock, and Jeff Phillips and wife Beth of Cambridge, [[England]]; six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
Phillips' memorial service was held on January 27, 2012, at the W.W. Rix Funeral Home Chapel in Lubbock.<ref name=obit/>
Phillips' memorial service was held on January 27, 2012, at the W.W. Rix Funeral Home Chapel in Lubbock.<ref name=obit/>
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