Phyllis was a 1957 graduate of Parkersburg High School and received an Associates Degree from Parkersburg Community College in Early Childhood Development. She was a homemaker and served as a childcare provider for over 100 families. She had been a member of the Camden Avenue Church of Christ since 1966.
Phyllis was the author of her autobiography and a few children's books. She volunteered at elder residences and role played as Laura Ingalls Wilder. She had an article published in Reminisce Magazine. Phyllis loved painting in acrylics.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ray Ellis Johnson, brothers Edgel and James Gaston and sisters Cleone Baker, Peggy Cooper, Hazel Pickens and Linda Wagner and an infant son Douglas Ray Johnson.
Funeral services will be Monday, December 20, 2021, 11:00 am at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, WV, with Evangelist Mark Tonkery officiating. Entombment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery North. Visitation will be held Sunday, December 19, 2021, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, WV.
Leavitt Funeral Home
Dec. 2021
Phyllis was a 1957 graduate of Parkersburg High School and received an Associates Degree from Parkersburg Community College in Early Childhood Development. She was a homemaker and served as a childcare provider for over 100 families. She had been a member of the Camden Avenue Church of Christ since 1966.
Phyllis was the author of her autobiography and a few children's books. She volunteered at elder residences and role played as Laura Ingalls Wilder. She had an article published in Reminisce Magazine. Phyllis loved painting in acrylics.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ray Ellis Johnson, brothers Edgel and James Gaston and sisters Cleone Baker, Peggy Cooper, Hazel Pickens and Linda Wagner and an infant son Douglas Ray Johnson.
Funeral services will be Monday, December 20, 2021, 11:00 am at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, WV, with Evangelist Mark Tonkery officiating. Entombment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery North. Visitation will be held Sunday, December 19, 2021, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, WV.
Leavitt Funeral Home
Dec. 2021
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