Phillip Lee Eatmon
April 21, 1961 – July 8, 2026
BAILEY – Phillip Lee Eatmon, 65, passed on from this life on July 8, 2026, in home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Wake Co. to George Romeo Eatmon & Lillie Mae Williams Eatmon Palk. Phillip was a hardworking family man, dedicated to being there for them his entire life. Professionally he worked in the restaurant industry for nearly 40 years, tackling any and everything required to be successful. Phillip was affectionately known by many names, including daddy, deddy, papa, paw, Philp-Lee and even “bruh”. Although Phillip could be stubborn at times, he treated his role as husband and father with the utmost importance. Along with his loving parents, Phillip was preceded in death by his brother, George Tommy Eatmon.
Memorial visitation will be from 10:00AM to 12:00PM on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Bailey Baptist church, located at 6646 Deans St. of Bailey, NC.
Phillip is survived by his beautiful bride of nearly 46 years, Nancy Marie Eatmon; his sons, Phillip “Andrew” Eatmon and Christopher Lewis Eatmon; his grandchildren, Phillip Shane Eatmon, twins, Harley Rose & Hailey Jean Eatmon, a host of nieces, nephews and his loyal car riding companion and passenger princess, “Dixie”.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Bailey Fire Department.
Arrangements are with Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, 211 W. Third St., Wendell, NC 27591. www.stricklandfuneral.com
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My heart goes out to Nancy. My condolences and prayers are for Nancy and all the family.
Please know you all are in our thoughts and prayers. We have so many great memories of Philip especially catering together.
Nancy. I am sorry. My heart breaks for you and the family. Phillip Lee is and always will be one of my favorite people.
I am so very sorry to hear about his passing, I am praying for comfort from God in the many days ahead for you and your family.
Sending heartfelt condolences. I worked with Phillip many years ago at Bill’s BBQ. He displayed such dedication to doing the best job he could and treated everyone with kindness. Prayers for the family!
I am so sorry Mrs Nancy, Mr. E was a great friend to me and the family, he had a heart of gold and was such a sweet sweet man! The dedication he had for life itself and the love for his family will be cherished he was a very special person!
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