Linda Jean (Perry) Phillips

Sumter, SC….Linda Jean Perry Phillips, age 84, beloved wife of 65 years to Samuel Benjamin Phillips, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Covenant Place Assisted Living Center.

Linda was born in Millboro, Virginia, a daughter of the late Paul James Perry and the late Margaret Estelle Marshall Kent. Linda was a devoted member of Alice Drive Baptist Church for more than 30 years, faithfully serving in the nursery. Her love for children shaped her life’s work as a teacher, most recently at Westside Christian Academy. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend whose presence will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

In addition to her husband, left behind to cherish her memory are her son, Samuel Benjamin Phillips III and his wife Dee Dee McDonald Phillips; her daughter, Leslie Phillips Smith and her husband Randall L. Smith; her brother, Paul Michael Perry and his wife Josa Chron Perry; her sister-in-law, Sandra Phillips Spence and her husband, Roger Spence; five grandchildren, Natalie Danielle Smith, Alexander Kent Smith, Caleb Benjamin Phillips (Emily), Samuel Jacob Phillips (Kayla), and Rachel Caroline Phillips Layfield (Dustin); and six great-grandchildren, Caden Benjamin Phillips, Parker Ellis Phillips, Norah Blake Phillips, Coleson Elliott Phillips, Beckett Colt Layfield and Lorelai Mae Layfield.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 2:00 pm, at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Caleb Benjamin Phillips, Samuel Jacob Phillips, Alex Kent Smith, and Dustin Layfield.

Honorary Pallbearer will be Dr. Mayes Dubose.

The family will receive friends on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at Bullock Funeral Home.

The family would like to extend their gratitude to her longtime physical therapist and friend, Susan Duran.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Linda’s name to United Ministries, PO Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

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