Rogers Co. Obit for: Phyllis Erwin (Harper) Hastings 
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Date: 10/20/2002 by: Bill Cook, billcook44@aol.com
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7/16/2002
Phyllis Erwin (Harper) Hastings

Services for Phyllis Erwin Hastings will be 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 
at First United Methodist Church. Rev. Ray Crawford will officiate. 

Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Rice Funeral 
Service. Friends may visit from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. 

Phyllis passed away on Friday, July 12, 2002 at the age of 59.

Born in Little Rock, Ark., on Aug. 4, 1942 to Paul and Mildred Erwin Hopper, 
Phyllis' early childhood years were spend in Cedartown, Ga. 

Following a family move to Benton, Ark., she graduated from Benton High School. 

She attended Texas Womens University and also University of Arkansas at Little 
Rock.

Phyllis went to work for American General Life Insurance Company in Houston. It 
was here that she became best friends with Jane (Hastings) Anderson who arranged 
a meeting with her brother, Jerry. L. Hastings. Phyllis and Jerry began to date 
and were later married on Nov. 18, 1972. 

After their marriage, the couple settled in Los Angeles. 

Phyllis continued working in the insurance industry until the birth of their 
first child, Jeremy. At that time, she devoted her full attention to her family.

Several years later, Jerry was transferred to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where 
daughter Jenna was born. 

In 1979, the family moved to Claremore, where both Jeremy and Jenna graduated 
from high school. Phyllis was actively involved in their schooling and even 
opened her home to two foreign exchange students, Christian Petersen of Denmark 
and Srdjan Nozica of Bosnia.

Phyllis was involved with the Rogers County Adult Day Care, where she organized 
the arts and crafts activities. She had a special place in her heart for the 
people there. She also enjoyed her church activities, such as singing and 
playing in the bell choir.

Phyllis is survived by her husband, Jerry of their home in Claremore; son, 
Jeremy Hastings of San Francisco, Calif.; daughter, Jenna Hastings of Chicago, 
Ill.; stepson, Robert Hastings and wife Lisa of Jackson, Tenn.; granddaughter, 
Elizabeth "Lexie" Hastings," also of Jackson; and sister-in-law, Jane Anderson 
and husband Thomas of Kingwood, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, 
brother, Howard Hopper and brother-in-law, Gene Hastings.

Those who wish to make a memorial contribution in Phyllis' honor may do so by 
contributing to the Claremore Public School Foundation, 310 N. Weenonah, 
Claremore, OK 74017.
 


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