May 15, 1934 – June 15, 2024
Sophie Marie (nee Thoma) Phillips, 90, formerly of Newport and Morristown, Tenn., and Noblesville, Ind., answered God’s call and passed away peacefully in Kennesaw, Ga., surrounded by her family on Saturday, June 15, 2024. She was born on May 15, 1934, to Ludwig and Anna (nee Loeschauer) Thoma in Augsburg, Germany.
Sophie graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She was employed as Office Manager by Nightingale Home Health Care of Indianapolis. In her retirement, Sophie enjoyed gardening and home remodeling. Her idea of a great weekend was landscaping her yard, planting flowers and shrubs, and making improvements such as adding a sun deck and pergola to her Noblesville home.
In addition to her parents, Sophie was preceded in death by her husband, SFC Francis Phillips, U.S. Army (Ret), Cosby, Tenn.; and her sister, Anneliese Thoma, Augsburg, Germany.
She is survived by her son, Gary (Karla) Phillips, Kennesaw, Ga.; her daughters, Karen Sigman, Carmel, and Sabrina (Jeffery) Freeman, Lowell, Ark.; and her four grandchildren, Kate Phillips, Acworth, Ga., Matthew Phillips, Dublin, Ga., Phillip (Jamie) Freeman, Rapid City, S.D., and Jack Sigman, Denver, Colo.; and Tennessee brothers-in-law, Joseph Cammisa, Newport, and Dayton Phillips, Cosby; and sisters-in-law, Reda (Phillips) O’Neil and Arletha (Phillips) (Grady) Sutton; many nieces and nephews, all of Cosby; and her beloved dog Suzie.
A graveside memorial service for interment of ashes will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, in Jefferson City, Tenn.
The family would like to thank Wellstar Tranquility Hospice, Marietta, Ga., and Winkenhofer Funeral Home, Kennesaw, Ga., for their care and kindness.
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