Ruth Elizabeth Cranfill Phillips, age 93, of Lumberton, died on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. She was born on September 15, 1918 in Greensboro, NC. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lumberton for eighty-two years. She was a former member of Lumberton Chapter No. 116 Order of Eastern Star and a member of Red Springs No. 8 Order of Eastern Star for sixty-eight years. She was co-owner of Cranfill Plumbing and Heating Company.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Pearl Turner Cranfill and Paul Cleingman Cranfill, Sr.; brothers, M. Smoot Cranfill, Paul C. Cranfill, Jr., Henry Buford ??H.B.? Cranfill and son-in-law Daniel Thomas ??Tom? Moss.

Mrs. Phillips is survived by a daughter, Susan Phillips Moss; sister-in-law, Earline B. Cranfill; grandchildren, Daniel Moss II of Fayetteville, Stephanie Moss Bridges and husband Russell of Valdese; five great-grandchildren; and special friends, Albert Carroll and Mary Lynn Walters.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Floyd Memorial Chapel with Dr. David Elks and Rev. Tim Little officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 from 6:30-8:30 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5th Street in Lumberton.

The family wishes to express a special word of appreciation to the Wesley Pine Retirement Community, the seventh floor staff at Southeastern Regional Medical Center and the staff at Southeastern Hospice House for their loving and faithful care to Mrs. Phillips.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: First Baptist Church of Lumberton, P.O. Box 938, Lumberton, NC 28359 or Southeastern Hospice House, 1100 Pine Run Drive, Lumberton, NC 28358 or to one??s favorite charity.