William Riley Philpott

GLASGOW – William Riley Philpott, 40, passed away Tuesday December 24, 2024, at the Tristar Centennial Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a AI tech for Select Sires and a member of the Edmonton Masonic Lodge 931 F&AM, Hiseville 320 F&AM, H. B. Grant 610 F&AM, Scottish Rite and a Shriner. He is a son of David Thomas Philpott and Sheena Adwell Stockton (James Stockton).

Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Velvet Gwen Bragg Philpott; one son, William Riley Philpott, Jr.; two brothers, Thomas Philpott (Jeannie) and Ralph French; one sister, Mona Lisa Philpott (William Settles); several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Theodore and Gail Frances Adwell; paternal grandparents, Ernest Philpott and Olia Philpott Compton; father and mother-in-law, Bill and Martha Bragg.

Funeral services will beat 1:00 pm Saturday, December 28, 2024, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday and after 9:00 am Saturday until time for services. Edmonton Masonic Lodge 931 will have a Masonic service at 5:00 pm Friday at the funeral home.