Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Phillips, Annie Laurie March 16, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com March 26, 2010, 11:25 am Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 24, 2010 Annie Laurie Phillips Annie L. Phillips MANHEIM Annie Laurie Phillips, 93, formerly of Gretna Springs, Porter Township, Clarion County, and Butner, N.C., died peacefully on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Marion, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Norman F. and Annie L. Fordham Steppe. She moved to Pennsylvania from North Carolina as the young wife of the late B.E. Phillips, Jr., who died in 1970. In her early years, she helped her husband on the family farm in Porter Township. She was also employed as a secretary at Clarion State University and was a music teacher at Porter Township School. She was an active member of the Leatherwood Presbyterian Church in Porter Township, where she was the organist and was involved with the music program of the church. Returning to North Carolina following the death of her husband in 1975, she received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. She then served as a reading specialist in North Carolina public schools and was active as a church organist in Butner for a number of years. She was an avid reader throughout her life, and used her love of reading and her teaching expertise as a volunteer for the Lebanon Literacy Council, the Manheim Central elementary schools, and the Manheim Community Library. In her later years, she was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Lebanon. Her other interests included hiking, flower gardening, and especially playing the piano for her own enjoyment and for the enjoyment of others. Surviving are two sons, Marc T., husband of Carol Y. Phillips of Manheim, and Kem F., husband of Svetlana Ledenieva Phillips of Ringoes, N.J.; two grandchildren, John Phillips and Jacqueline Hogan; and three great-grandchildren, Maura and Connor Hogan, and Andrew John Phillips. Preceding her in death were three brothers, Norman, Montgomery, and Clarence Steppe. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 18, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Buch Funeral Home, 21 Market Square, Manheim. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the United Way of Lancaster County, 630 Janet Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601; or a charity of the donor's choice. Buch Funeral Home, Manheim, is in charge of arrangements. Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 24, 2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb