Ruth Eileen Phillips
June 15, 1927 ~ April 9, 2024
Ruth Eileen Phillips, 96, passed away April 9th at The Village Manor, Abilene, KS.She was born June 15, 1927, on a farm in the Gypsum community, to Roy A. and Velma (Beetch) Woods.
After the sudden accidental death of her father in 1932, the family was moved to the Carlton community. She attended the local school and graduated from Abilene High School with the class of 1945. She worked for the American Telephone Company upon graduation.
On May 7th, 1950, she was united in marriage with Dale Walter Phillips in the Carlton Presbyterian Church. To this union three children were born. Dalene Marie, Steven Leroy, and Gerald Duane.
Most of their married life was spent in the Carlton area. She took over the farm as her husband’s health failed, and she also served as a receptionist at Brown Memorial Home later in her life and volunteered with Hospice.
The two most important things in her life were her family and her church, where she was an active lifelong member. While she would have loved to have had her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren live closer, she was proud of the achievements they made as productive citizens and in their business careers.
She is survived by her daughter Dalene Judd, Hayward, WI, her son Jerry and his wife Jean, Austin, TX, and her daughter in law, Sharon Phillips Dowell, Knoxville, TN. She is survived by 6 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Dale, son Steve, her parents, her sister Elsie Viola, sister Rose Michau, and brother Carl.
Services are at Martin-Becker-Carlson funeral home, with the viewing and visitation on April 12th from 5:00-7:00pm and the funeral service at the funeral home at 10:30 on Saturday, April 13th. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery outside of Carlton.
In lieu of flowers, feel free to contribute to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN or the Carlton First Presbyterian Church Memorial Scholarship Fund at The Community Foundation of Dickinson County, Inc.
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