Phillip was born on December 1, 1939, in Cisne, Illinois to Cecil and S. Elizabeth (Hilliard) Schell. He married Janice Shannon on December 4, 1960, in Cisne, IL. Phillip had been a truck driver for Wabash Valley Service Company retiring in 2003. He was a member of the Rock Branch Church, and had recently been attending the Cisne Christian Church both of Cisne, Illinois. He enjoyed knife making.
He is survived by one daughter, Virginia D. ‘Ginny’ Barnard and her husband Jeff of Cisne, one son, Raymond ‘Dean’ Schell and his wife Pam of Fairfield, IL; two sisters, Janice Lowe of Cisne and Elizabeth (Jim) Kasten of Rockford, IL; three brothers, Roy (Judi) Schell, Jerry (Glenda) Schell both of Cisne, and Charles (Helen) Schell of Oregon, IL; Five grandchildren, Kiera (Theron) Berry, Katherine (Kory) Cantrell, Caleb (Fiancé Madison Smith) Barnard, Larissa (Zachary) Powers and Noah Barnard; four great grandchildren, Kenlie Cantrell, Kole Cantrell, Kenna Cantrell, and Nora Berry.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice; his parents, and two brothers, John and Ivan Schell.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, from 6 to 8 pm at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne, IL. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 10 am at Hosselton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Cisne Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Kory Cantrell Leukemia Treatment Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Arrangements under the direction of Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, IL.
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