ALMA MUSIL PHILLIPS

Alma Musil Phillips, 88, of San Angelo, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2005 in a local hospital. Graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, October 3, 2005 at Belvedere Memorial Park with Father Maurice Voity, of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, officiating. Arrangements are made by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Alma lived with her daughter in Blue Springs, MO, since November, 2002 and the previous 65 years in San Angelo. She was born August 8, 1917 in Westphalia, TX to Ignatz "Ike" and Minnie Robroker Musil. Alma was four years old when her family moved to Rowena. She lived there until she was sixteen years old, completing all her schooling at St. Joseph Parish School, and then moving to San Angelo. In 1943, she married Z.J. "Red" Phillips and her time was spent raising two children and being a housewife. In the late fifties, after her husband passed away, she managed the Northside Laundry. In the late sixties, until her retirement, were spent working at Baptist Memorials Center. Those were the happiest years of her working life, where she supervised the Housekeeping and Laundry Deptartment. After retirement, she enjoyed volunteering with friends and fellow members of the Concho Pearls Lions Club, Meals for the Elderly and Lighthouse for the Blind. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Z.J. "Red" Phillips, one step-son, two step-daughters, four sisters Hilda Jones, Hulda Sudberry, Rose Lorfing and Edna Musil. Survivors are: Daughter:Donna Naler and husband, Craig of Blue Springs, MO Son:James T. Phillips of San Angelo Two grandsons:Michael Phillips and wife, Stacy of San Angelo Adam Naler of Blue Springs, MO Two granddaughters:Erin Naler of Greenville, SC Freyja Phillips Naler of Blue Springs, MO Her very much loved great-grandsons, Kirkland, Zachary and Trey Phillips of San Angelo. Step-daughter:Ruby Ewing and family of Hemet, CA Nine nieces and two nephews. In honor of Alma, Memorials may be made to Concho Pearls Lions Club, Meals for the Elderly, 310 E. Houston Harte, San Angelo, 76903; or Lighthouse for the Blind, 2001 Austin, San Angelo, 76903.