Phillips, Hazel Shelton

Hazel Shelton Phillips, 91, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at her home in Christiansburg. She was born in Indian Valley, Floyd County, Virginia on February 7, 1930, to Kyle Erring Shelton and Josie Alice Turpin Shelton.

On July 22, 1950, Hazel married Robie Lee Phillips. In 1963 (almost 13 years later) they were blessed with a child, Ricky Lee Phillips. Hazel was proud to be a homemaker, wife and mother. She was happy to be gardening, growing flowers, cooking, canning or quilting with ladies at her church. She was an active member of the Harbor of Hope Pentecostal Holiness Church in Christiansburg for over 60 years. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and five of her siblings.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Tanya Phillips of Christiansburg; sisters, Zula Saul of Fairlawn, Irene Dalton of Riner, and Louise (Cobern) Quesenberry of Floyd County. She also leaves to cherish her memory many other relatives and friends.

Special acknowledgments to her caregivers, Dr. Jared March and Dr. Caleb Cutherall, and the staff at Intrepid Hospice.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Services will begin at 12 p.m. with Pastor Richard Kingrea officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin.

Hazel will be missed dearly by all of us here on Earth, but she was welcomed by all in Heaven with great joy.

….An angel has gone home.

The Phillips family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com