Venelia Elizabeth Phillips, 91, of Brookview Healthcare Center, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002. Born in Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Columbus and Polly Bridges Phillips. Member: Cherokee Creek Baptist Church. Survivors: Sisters, Nettie Ethel Champion and Carolyn Johnson, both of Gaffney, and Julia Collins of Charlotte; and a brother, Melroe Clayton Phillips, of Michigan. Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight, at Shuford-Hatcher Funeral Home. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday, at Frederick Memorial Gardens. Family: 6230 Cannon Campground Road, Gaffney.