Eleanor Joy Pickett Phillips Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Eleanor Joy Pickett Phillips of Denham Springs, Louisiana, born in Fisher, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 95, on June 16, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Eleanor Joy Pickett Phillips to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Judge John S. Pickett, Sr. and Margaret Cecelia Hatcher Pickett; her husband Thomas Jefferson Phillips; her parents-in-law, William Benjamin and Ida Triplett Phillips of Figure Five, AR; her siblings, Judge John S. Pickett, Jr. of Many, LA and Mary Charlotte Ruffin; her brother-in-law Clifford Ruffin of Minden, LA; and her son-in-law John Caldwell of Baton Rouge, LA..

She is survived by: her children, Marsa Merrick (Tom) of Ingleside, TX, Sabra Caldwell Comish (Byron) of Denham Springs, LA and Jeff Phillips (Miki) of Fisher, LA.; her grandchildren, Jeffrey Merrick (Dawn) of New Braunfels, TX, Phillip Merrick (Carrie) of Columbus, OH, Col. James Caldwell (Katie) of Madison, AL, Christine Hughes (Kris) of Huntland, TN, Meredith Hudson (Jacob) of Pineville, LA, Frank Lenoir (Jessica) of DeRidder, LA and T. J. Phillips of Fisher, LA.; her great grandchildren, J. J., Jamie, Jack Merrick of New Braunfels, TX, Thomas Merrick of Columbus, OH, Isaac, Emily Caldwell of Madison, AL, Kristina, Leah, Alan, Corinne Hughes of Huntland, TN and Emma Joy Hudson of Pineville, LA.; and her sister-in-law Joanne Pickett of Many, LA. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Joy was active in the Fisher Heritage Foundation and was chairperson of the Fisher Sawmill Days for 18 years.