Edmund F. “Buddy” Phillips of Trappe, MD, formerly of Federalsburg, passed away on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at the Talbot Hospice House in Easton, MD. He was 93.
He was born on April 27, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Harry Thomas Phillips and Ethel Frances Gillan Phillips. At an early age he moved to Vienna, MD where he was raised by his grandmother, Sally Corkran.
He was a WW II Army Veteran serving from 1942 to 1945, where he received the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 4 Bronze Service Stars and 1 Bronze Arrowhead. On the 60th anniversary commemorating D-Day he returned to Normandy with his niece, Elaine. He was employed by Delmarva Power as a Field Technician and Troubleshooter, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the VFW Post #5246 in Federalsburg. He served as president of the Local I.B.E.W. Union. He was also a member of the Caroline Country Club. He enjoyed playing cards, golfing, horse racing, Nascar and the Baltimore Orioles.
He is survived by a daughter Melissa Dulin and her husband Phil of Easton, 2 granddaughters Chloe Ball and Riley Dulin, both of Charlottesville, VA one niece, Elaine Marston of New Jersey, and special friend Betty Lee Dunegan of Easton. He was preceded in death by two wives Charlotte Coors Phillips and Mae J. Phillips, and two sisters Ethel Phillips and Muriel Phillips.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Framptom Funeral Home with Rev. Denzil Cheek officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601
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