Bill Phillips, a local banking leader, leaves 'customer first' legacy

6:16 AM,
Jul. 2, 2013

Written by

Brian Gadd
Staff Writer

A small office with an uncluttered desk, with the William Phillips nameplate sitting on the corner, is empty now.

But Phillips' vision for Century National Bank's success will live on through friends, colleagues and the bank customers who became a part of his extended family throughout the past nearly half century.

Many of those who he touched, whether through his years as a banking leader or his hands-on work on various boards and volunteer efforts, will file through the Snouffer Funeral Home this afternoon and evening to pay their final respects to the longtime Park National and Century ...