Bettie Rae Phillips, age 69, of 3498 Rocky Face Church Road, Hiddenite, passed away Monday March 25, 2013 at her home, after an extended illness. She was born April 30, 1943 in Randolph County, W.V. to the late Edgar Poling and Agnes Heater Poling Perry. She was a retired seamstress for Modern Manufacturing. She was also of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Robert Beckner; three brothers; and five sisters. She is survived by her husband, James S. Phillips of the home; two daughters, Gerry Beckner Parsons of Hiddenite and Jeani G. See of Old Fields, W.V.; two brothers; three sisters; two grandsons; five granddaughters; and two great grandsons. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00pm Friday March 29, 2013 at Poling – St. Clair Funeral Home, 95 S Kanawha St, Buckhannon, WV. The body will lie in state thirty minutes prior to the funeral hour. Burial will follow in the family cemetery in Queens, W.V. Friends will be received from 6-8 PM Thursday at Poling – St. Clair Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclar.com. Poling-st. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
