Joyce Phillips Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 21, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Joyce Phillips of Boyds, Maryland. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joyce Phillips to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Clifton Warren and Helen Warren; and her spouse Laurell R. Phillips, Sr.. She is survived by: her children, Pamela Farooq (Jamal), Laurell Phillips, Jr., Terence Phillips (Vanessa) and Angela Ragsdale (William); her grandchildren, Harold Duffin, Alicia Duffin, Stephanie Phelan, Amber Zucker, William Ragsdale, Michael Ragsdale, Sierra Johnson, Kayla Phillips and Tre Phillips; her stepgrandchildren, Tish Jackson, Kyra Jackson, Jamal Farooq and Jalil Farooq; her siblings, Mildred Warren and George Warren (Joy); and her siblings-in-law, Barbara Dorsey and Andre Parent. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, extended family, and her Jehovah's Witness brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 13th 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Kingdon Hall of Jehovah's Witness (16728 Longdraft Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878). A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 13th 2025 at 2:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Saturday, December 13th 2025 at the St. Mark's United Methodist Church (19620 White Ground Rd, Boyds, MD 20841). Prior to COVID, the family talked so much about Sunday Dinner to others that everyone wanted to be included. Even during COVID, she continued to cook meals for her aunt, sister, and sister-in-law, thoughtfully sending them with her son Laurell to deliver.