Garrison Phillips

Garrison Glen Phillips, 30, of Johnson City, passed away tragically on May 18th, 2015. Garrison led a multifaceted life with numerous friends and multiple hobbies. He was a self-taught bass player and continued to pic until the end of his life. At a young age he began riding BMX bicycles with his brother and cousin. He trained thoroughly in Mixed Martial Arts and fought numerous times in the cage. He was a fantastic artist and much of his work lives on in the homes of friends and family. Garrison will be forever remembered by his friends and family as a person who achieved so much in such a short time. His legacy will teach us all to stay diligent in our own paths in life. A loving husband and friend, he considered his friends his family. He never met a stranger and helped those in need. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Sarah Noto-Phillips, his mother, Glenda Bragg Powell and Micheal Powell ; father, Alfred Toney; brother, Austin Phillips and wife Christen; sister, Melian Phillips; aunt, Rebecca Hicks; uncle, Brandon Bragg; grandparents, Glenn and Mary Bragg and Scott and Margie Castle; cousins, Jacob and Jordan Hicks and Carley Bragg; father and mother in law, Thaddeus and Joyce Noto; mother in law, Mary Westney; brother in law, Josh Lawson and wife Amy; Sisters in law, Joy Dykes and husband Travis, Emily Flageolle and husband Rick, Mary Noto Gilroy and husband Tim; nephew Ryne Lawson;neices Laiken Lawson, Kayleigh Gilroy, Rori Gilroy and Cecelia (CeCe) Flageolle; several extended family members and friends not least of which his cat, Booboo and puppies, Mia and Amelia. His memory lives on in the hearts of all of his friends that were treated as family. The family will receive friends from 4 till 7pm Friday (May 29th, 2015) at Carter-Trent Funeral Home in Kingsport. A celebration of his life will follow at 7pm with his father in law, Thaddeus Noto speaking, along with several friends and family reflecting on how he has made their lives fuller by knowing him In lieu of flowers, it would please the family if donations were made to his wife at www.gofundme.com/v7jba8 Carter-Trent Funeral Home, downtown Kingsport is serving the Phillips family.