Kenneth Ray "Topper" Phillips

Kenneth “Topper” Phillips, 80, Sugar Creek, MO passed away March 25, 2016. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, March 31 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. Topper was born June 4, 1935 in Lone Jack, MO. He worked for the Sugar Creek Maintenance Dept. for many years until his retirement in 1995. Following his retirement from the city, he worked at Blue Springs Ford and then at Spot-Not Car Wash in Raytown. He enjoyed growing vegetables in his garden. Topper was preceded in death by daughters Kimberly Phillips and Sheri Johnson. He is survived by his wife Beverly Phillips, of the home; daughter Christy Owens, Peculiar, MO; sister Shirley Overbay and husband Denny, Independence, MO; brother Ronald Phillips and wife Sharon, Tulsa, OK; sister Beverly Slayton, Austin, TX; grandchildren Matthew Phillips, Sugar Creek, MO; Joy Dawn Thomas, Peculiar, MO; David Dustin Nash, Sugar Creek, MO; Brian Thomas, Peculiar, MO; Holli Combs, Independence, MO; great-grandchildren Makaylah, Kadence, Tristan, Trenity, Aidan and Tanner.