Brookland- Thelma Marie Phillips, 94, passed Monday, December 28, 2015. She was born March 8, 1921 in Lepanto to the late Lawrence and Florence Sims Hayse. She retired from Sterling in Jonesboro as a sales clerk. She enjoyed reading especially her Bible. She is survived by three sisters, Bobbie Pankey of Brookland, Betty Spangler of Shirley , Indiana and Portia Wood of Lake City; two brothers, Raymond Hayse of Tyronza and Sam Hayse of Brookland; several nieces and nephews. She is also preceded in death by her husband, John Nathan Phillips and two sisters, Helen McVay and Velma Hayse. A graveside service will be 11:00 am Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Oaklawn Cemetery with Rev. Carl Cox officiating under the direction of Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home. There will be no visitation.