KERSHAW, SC – Mr. Jeffrey L. Phillips, age 58, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025. He was born August 29, 1966, son of Nancy Faile Phillips and the late Clayton Ferris Phillips. Jeffrey was a graduate of the University of South Carolina-Columbia and loved Carolina Gamecock football. He also enjoyed watching his nephew, Chase, play football at Randolph Macon in Virginia. Jeffrey served at the Department of Social Services as a Supervisor of Child Protective Services and Foster Care case management teams and also served as Drug Court Director. His passion was working with teens and children, and he made a difference in many of their lives. God was able to use Jeffrey until his final hour here on earth by him encouraging and being a light to all those around him. Nurses and residents alike at White Oak have commented to his family about what a wonderful, humble, and jolly man he was. He definitely fulfilled his purpose in life that God had for him. Jeffrey was a member of Pleasant Plain Baptist Church.

Jeffrey is survived by his mother, Nancy Phillips; brother, David Phillips (Marsha); sister, Wendy Snipes (Billy); nieces and nephews, Chase Phillips (Lauren), Christa Foust (Cameron), Taylor Robinson (Justin), and Bryson Snipes (Breanna); and great nieces and nephews, Haven, Wyatt, Tucker, Clayton, Barrett, and Anna Grace.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ferris Phillips.

The Celebration of Life Service for Jeffrey will be 2:00 pm Sunday, June 15, 2025, at The Chapel of Burgess Funeral Home officiated by Dr. David Carlton. Burial will be private.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, one hour prior to the service, at Burgess Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to House of Pearls, P.O. Box 516, Monroe, NC 28111 or online at houseofpearls.org.

The family would like to express their thankfulness and appreciation for the wonderful care and love shown to Jeffrey by the staff at White Oak Manor in Lancaster.