Harold S. Phillips, 89, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, KY.

He was born April 20, 1924 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late Clarence M. Phillips and Mary Pauline Conley Phillips. He retired as a General Superintendent for Peabody Coal for Indiana and Illinois. He was a member of Grapevine Baptist Church. He was a KY Colonel and a member of the VFW 5480 American Legion Post 6. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served in WWII.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Louise Pagnoni; Two brothers, Charles Edward "Dutch" Phillips and James Marvin Phillips; and a nephew Scott Edward Phillips.

He is survived by his wife Benita F. Phillips of Madisonville; two daughters, Chantal (Don) Clark of Madisonville and Denyse Bennett of Madisonville; two grandsons, Troy Clark of Warrenton, MO, and Christopher Clark of Lynnville, IN; two granddaughters, Erika Bennett and Danielle Bennett-Thurby both of Madisonville; and several nieces.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, August 5, 2013, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Gaddis officiating. Military rites will be conducted graveside by 101st Airborne Division of Ft. Campbell, Ky and Hopkins County Honor guard. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville, Ky.

Pallbearers will be Bill Powell, Richard Gordon, Glenn Lutz, Donald "Whitey" Hawkins, Dale Hawkins, and John Gaither.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday and from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at Harris Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.