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13, 1930 - Jan. 11, 2010SOUTH BEND - In the late afternoon of Monday, January 11, 2010, Mary Alice Phillips was called home at Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Phillips, 79, had been a longtime resident of East Wayne Street, South Bend, Indiana. Mary Alice was born in Evansville, Indiana, to Reverend James and Clara (Morton) Tucker on January 13, 1930. In her early adolescence, her mother passed away and she was raised by her sister, who remained by her side her entire lifetime. In 1951, coming from Evansville, she relocated to South Bend. She met and married Marshall Phillips on December 29, 1951. He preceded her in death on May 29, 2006. Mrs. Phillips leaves to mourn her loss one daughter, Sherlinn (Pastor Wayne) Watson of South Bend, Indiana; two sons, Dr. Trent Tucker of Washington, D.C., and Kevin (LaDale) Phillips of Atlanta, Georgia; two grandchildren, Christopher Perry of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Mary Elizabeth Watson of South Bend; special nieces, Bernita Johnson and Debbie Phillips; one nephew, Gilbert Miller, all of South Bend; and special neighbors, Phil and Bill; along with other relatives and friends. Preceding her in death along with her parents and husband, were two sisters, O'Tina Western and Irene Kerr, and a brother, Gilbert Miller. Funeral services for Mrs. Phillips will be held at noon Saturday, January 16, 2010, at Jesus is the Rock Church, 52248 Laurel Road, South Bend, with Pastor Wayne Watson officiating. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Friends may call in the church one hour prior to the services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alford's Mortuary where friends may e-mail messages of condolence to alfordsmortuary@comcast.net, c/o the Phillips family.