Phillip Lee Bland

February 1, 1945 - January 2, 2015

Graveside services for Phillip Lee Bland, 69 will be 3:30 p.m., Monday at Bagdad Cemetery. Visitation will be 12 noon until 3:00 p.m., Monday at LeCompte Johnson Taylor Funeral Home. After the graveside service, there will be a meal for family and friends at Graefenburg Baptist Church. A Shelbyville native, he was a member of Bagdad Baptist Church and was retired from General Electric. He died Friday at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville. Survivors include his loving wife; Kathy Creech Bland, Shelbyville, sons; Rick Bland (Brenda), Shelbyville, Mark Matthew Bland, Shelbyville, his mother; Pauline Trammell VanMeter (Maurice), Shelbyville, a brother; Ron Bland (Carolyn), Bagdad, sisters; Barbara White, Shelbyville, Sarah Wilson (Steve), Alaska, a sister-in-law; Diane Bland, Bagdad, and three grandchildren; Kelsey, Austin, and Abby Bland. He is preceded in death by his father; Leland Bland and a brother, Mike Bland. Chris Wilson, Eric Bland, Adam Bland, Bobby Wilson, Chuck Gray, and Glenn Waldridge will serve as pallbearers. Contributions may be made to Galilean Children’s Home, P.O. Box 880, Liberty, KY 42539-0880