Margaret Steed Phillips

Mrs. Margaret Steed Phillips, 73, a resident of Greensboro died Monday morning September 22, 2014 at Moses H. Cone Hospital. Margaret was born May 5, 1941 in Greensboro, the daughter of Jiles Gilmer Maness, Sr. and Leria May Turner Maness. She was retired from the Industries for the Blind where she was a seamstress and later worked and retired as a secretary for the Servant Center. Margaret was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Helen Northcutt, Amy Long and her brother, Jiles Maness, Jr.

She is survived by her husband, Eldridge (Carmon) Phillips of the home; one daughter, Cynthia Steed Jarrell and husband William of Greensboro; four sons, William Michael Steed (Mike), John Wesley Steed, Robert Wayne Steed (Ricky) and wife Bobbie (Joey), Kevin Leroy Steed and wife Susan all of Greensboro; two step-daughters, Leslie and Megan Phillips of Greensboro; one step-son, Kyle Phillips and wife Jodi of Greensboro; 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery conducted by the Reverend Jack Zenhafer The family will receive friends at the Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home Sedgefield Chapel on Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Memorials can be made in Margaret’s memory to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC 27405.