Mrs. Gloria Shands Phillips, age 75, of 106 Smith Street, Laurens, South Carolina, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at the Prisma Health and Rehabilitation in Clinton, South Carolina.

She is survived by one daughter, Pamela S. Ratliff; two grandchildren, Brandon Shands, Olivia Ratliff; her loving mother Queen E. Cunningham; three brothers, Cyrus Craig (Angela) Dendy, James (Juanita) Cunningham, Bernard (Ida) Cunningham; five sisters, Shirley (Joseph) Watson, Theresa Williams, Ruby (Harley) Kindley, Doris (Jimmy) Walker, Vivian Bush.

Funeral services for Mrs. Gloria Shands Phillips will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 12 noon at Laurel Hill Baptist Church in Waterloo, South Carolina, with Reverend Jonathon Davis officiating, committal and burial will be held at 3pm, at the Calvary Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Laurens, South Carolina.

Public viewing will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026 at the Beasley Funeral Home of Laurens from 1-6pm.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her mother Mrs. Queen E. Cunningham, 1143 Harris Spring Road in Waterloo, South Carolina.

Beasley Funeral Home of Laurens is in charge of the arrangements.