Larry W. Phillips, 71, of Rock Island, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at his home.  Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2019 at Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home and Crematory, 3030 7 ^th Ave., Rock Island.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.  Burial with military honors will be in Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.  Memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans.

Larry was born March 4, 1948 in Leon, Iowa, a son of Charles E. and Frances E. (Paris) Phillips.  He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era as a helicopter mechanic and door gunner.  He married Linda Cutkomp on July 4, 1991 in Rock Island.  Larry worked as a truck driver for over 42 years.  He was very proud of his family and his military service.  He was a member of the Milan American Legion Post 569 and he enjoyed working on cars in his spare time.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Linda; mother, Frances, children, Tonya (Scott) Lambert, Houston, TX, Stacey (Tim) Terhune, Urbandale, IA and Anna Bousson, Moline; grandchildren, Caitlin Lambert, Logan Lambert, Allie Terhune and Braden Clark; siblings, Jeannie Phillips, Rock Island, Tommie (Debbie) Phillips, Rock Island, Timmie (Elaine) Phillips, Rock Island, Sheryl Carlin, Davenport, and many extended family members and dear friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles E. Phillips and a brother, Charles L. Phillips.