Lawrence Edward Phillips

Lawrence Edward Phillips, “Larry”, age 87, formerly of Malta, Montana, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 at John Muir Hospital in Concord, California of heart failure.

Larry was born on May 6, 1933, in Glasgow, Montana to the late Walter (William) and Tennie (Hawkins) Phillips and was the youngest of three boys. Lawrence and his brothers grew up on a large sheep ranch in Phillips County, with no electricity or other modern conveniences 22 miles from the nearest town, Malta, Montana. Phillips County was named after the late senator and Larry’s grandfather, Benjamin D. Philli...