Phillip Postlewait, 53, of Jena, passed from this life on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at the LaSalle General Hospital of Jena.
He was born April 29, 1964 in Monroe to the union of his parents, Andrew and Ida Bell Coon Postlewait.
Phillip was a member of Christ Temple Pentecostal Church in Jena for 27 years and served as an usher. He was employed at Walmart as the head of the hardware department and also worked as an admittance clerk at LaSalle General Hospital. He loved to garden and rescue dogs and cats, and was an avid reader.
Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Christ Temple Pentecostal Church in Jena with the Revs. Zach Wells and Terry Clark officiating.
Interment will follow in the Belah Cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena.
He is survived by his girlfriend, Stephanie Thacker of Summerville; his church family; cousins Linda Perkins and Sharon Coon; beloved dogs, Max, Gus, Rascal, and Ginger, and beloved cats.