lit a candle 13d agoRead this obituary by accident and couldn't stop. 58 years married, that's its own kind of history.
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Virginia Irene Phillips was a wife, mother and grandmother from Clayton, Indiana, remembered by her family for a life built around hard work, resourcefulness and quiet generosity. She was not a public figure in the sense of holding office, fame or a career covered by national media. Her life, as…
Virginia Irene Phillips was a wife, mother and grandmother from Clayton, Indiana, remembered by her family for a life built around hard work, resourcefulness and quiet generosity. She was not a public figure in the sense of holding office, fame or a career covered by national media. Her life, as described by her family in a funeral home obituary, was centered on home, craft and the people she loved.
<cite index="1-1">Virginia was born on January 30, 1944, in Middletown, Ohio, to the late Elmer Walter and Lucille Virginia (Ridgeway) Nill.</cite> <cite index="1-2">She was a proud graduate of South High School in Springfield, Ohio, Class of 1962.</cite> <cite index="1-3">On April 6, 1968, Virginia married the love of her life, Leonard Phillips, at her parents' home in Springfield, Ohio, and together they shared 58 years of marriage.</cite>
<cite index="1-4">Virginia was a woman of remarkable strength, resilience, and determination, strong willed, independent, and exceptionally capable, facing life with a steadfast spirit and an unwavering sense of responsibility.</cite> <cite index="1-5">She had a creative side and a generous heart, loving quilting, sewing, canning, and baking, and finding joy in creating things with her hands and sharing the results with others.</cite>
<cite index="1-6">Virginia Irene Phillips, age 82, of Clayton, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, surrounded by love.</cite> No cause of death has been made public. <cite index="1-7">She is survived by her beloved husband of 58 years, Leonard Phillips, her daughter Paige Behanna, her sons Christopher (Kelly) Phillips and Cole Phillips, her siblings, three grandchildren, and extended family and friends.</cite> <cite index="1-8">She was preceded in death by her parents and her son in law, Amos William Behanna.</cite> <cite index="1-9">Inurnment is planned to take place at Rose Hill Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio, at a later date, with arrangements entrusted to Lauck and Veldhof Funeral and Cremation Services.</cite>
Biography adapted from News reports and the sources cited on this page; death reported by Legacy | Obituary.
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