Shirley Marguerite Fink Phillips

Mrs. Shirley Marguerite Fink Phillips, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024, in Kannapolis.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, November 11, 2024, at Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Tina Thompson and Rev. Jim Brookshire will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 pm Monday at Memorial United Methodist Church.

Shirley Marguerite Fink was born September 18, 1935 in Rowan County. She was the daughter of the late Lonnie Beauford Fink and Hazel Jones Fink.

Shirley Fink married her beloved husband, Donald Phillips in 1956. They were married for 49 years, till his passing in December of 2005. Her love of him continued on for 19 years with the strength of her loved ones. Her family was her priority as she devoted her life to be a wife, mother of two, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Mrs. Phillips was passionate about her family and her Faith. She enjoyed being active in her community and traveling with her church group and family. She was a dedicated member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Kannapolis, where she sang in the Church Choir, participated in Bible Study and gatherings with her Women’s Methodist and the Nifty Over 50 group.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husband, Donald Lee Phillips; sister, Janice F. Graham; and brothers, Keith and Jerry "Butch" Fink.

Mrs. Phillips is survived by daughter, Donna Phillips Smith and husband Scott of Guntersville, AL; son, David Phillips and wife Robin of Salisbury; brother, Kenneth Fink of Salisbury; granddaughter, Jessica Phillips Hollingsworth and husband Marshall, Jr. of Charlotte; and great granddaughter, Lula Hollingsworth.

Memorials may be sent to Memorial United Methodist Church, 1100 West C Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081.