Obituary of Phyllis Leone Willey

IN LOVING MEMORY OF PHYLLIS L. WILLEY Phyllis Leone Willey, daughter of Harry and Ethel (McNatt) Gregory, was born April 29, 1923, in Sydney, Iowa, and passed away at the Good Samaritan Center in Hays, Kansas, on May 11, 2012, at the age of 89. Phyllis grew up in Iowa and Nebraska and attended the local schools. On December 10, 1941, she married Robert Alfred Willey. They made their home Nebraska and several other communities including Norcatur, Kansas, Denver, Colorado, and Norton. Phyllis was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary where she was a Past Madam President and was in the Eagles Hall of Fame. She greatly loved and enjoyed her grandchildren and family. Survivors include: one daughter, Michelle Marsh, Norton; one brother, Neil "Mack" and wife, Jean Gregory, Littleton, Colorado; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert, one son, Barton, one grandson, Andrew Willey, and five brothers, Joseph, Vernon, Dale, Ronald, and Marvin Gregory. A memorial has been established to the Phyllis Willey Memorial Fund.