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Veleta Mae Dennis Phillips
22 Jun 1921 – 23 Nov 2014
| Birth | 22 Jun 1921 |
| Death | 23 Nov 2014 |
| Cemetery | Mitchell Cemetery Iredell , Bosque County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Jill Guinn on 13 Apr 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139606475 |
Bio
Veleta M. Phillips, 93, of Iredell, passed away Sunday morning, November 23, 2014, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, December 6, 2014, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel with David Ramsey officiating. Interment will be in Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell. Veleta was born in Iredell, Texas, to the late Robert Andrew and Nellie Lee Blue Dennis, where she was raised and educated. She had lived within an eight mile radius of Iredell all of her life. On June 26, 1938, she was married to Clarence Weldon "Peck" Phillips in Meridian. Veleta had three great passions in life: her home, flowers, and cooking. She kept a very clean house and was very proud of having the prettiest yard in town. She loved flowers of all kinds. Veleta loved to cook for her family and friends. She became well-known for her pies. She always knew everyone's favorite. She worked for the Iredell I.S.D. as a teachers aide for 13 years and retired from there in 1990. Veleta loved spending time with all the children in school. She was a member of the Iredell First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence W. "Peck" Phillips; a daughter, Becky Carter; and a grandson, Steve Owens. She is survived by her children, Loretta Owens and her husband, Don, of Clifton, and Reba Storey and her husband, Jim, of Iredell; grandchildren: Rene Seay, of Granbury, Shelly Owens, of Arlington, and Janet Martin, of Kentucky; five great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert Earl Dennis and wife, June, of Iredell, and Jackie Dennis, of Salinas, CA.; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of wonderful friends, especially the Robert and Diane Scott family of Waco; a special thanks to Johnny Jones for all he did for her and to Marlene and Julio Perez who helped with things when she could no longer do them for herself. Waco Tribune-Herald: 12/5/2014...D17(bp)
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