A celebration of life for Lorna Dee Phillips will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Friends Church of Alva. Rev. Mark McDonald will officiate. Interment will follow at Alva Municipal Cemetery, Alva, OK under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home of Enid. Lorna Dee Erikson was born on March 8, 1926, in Blackwell, OK to Francis and Myrtle (Moore) Erikson and passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at her home in Enid surrounded by family at the age of 90 years, 1 month, and 19 days. She was the eleventh child of twelve and moved with her family at a young age back to their family farm northwest of Alva. She graduated from Alva High School in 1944, and attended Northwestern State University, Alva. She married Cecil Phillips on May 26, 1945 at the Christian Church in Alva. They were married for 56 years prior to his death.
Lorna Dee worked for the Woods County ASCS office for forty-three years before retiring in 1990. Until Cecil’s retirement in 2001, she was also an active part of their farming and ranching business west of Alva. Lorna Dee enjoyed needlework, quilting, crocheting, and playing cards. She was a member of several card clubs and the Friends Church of Alva. Her greatest joy came from spending time with her family, siblings, and extended family. Lorna Dee was preceded in death by her husband Cecil in 2002 and her son, Dwight Lynn in 2003. Also preceding Lorna Dee were all of her siblings and their spouses, Opal (Henry) Kowing, William (Ida) Erikson, Mabel (Allen) Kokendoffer, Irene (Lester) McKinzie, Pearl (Don) McMurphy, Howard (Doris) Erikson, Virgil (Rosie) Erikson, Irish (Loyce) Erikson, Earl Erikson, Francis (Joyce) Erikson Jr, and Georgia Erikson. Lorna Dee is survived by her son Lyle Gene Phillips and wife Ramona of Enid, three grandchildren, Chad Phillips and wife Sonya of Enid, Leah Conklin and husband Craig of Owasso, OK and Sarah Phillips, Enid, four great-grand children, Parker and Haley Phillips, Enid, and Matthew and Annie Conklin, Owasso, 32 nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends Church of Alva through the funeral home.
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