In Memory
Lorene Marie Phillips, 86, of Kingsland, passed away Dec. 5, 2019. She was born to Alvin and Mary (Sughroue) Rothmeyer on the family farm near Oberlin, Kan., on Nov. 14, 1933. Later the family moved to McCook, Neb., where Lorene graduated from high school in 1950. Lorene married Ted Phillips on Oct. 22, 1955 in Savannah, Ga. Lorene was a career military wife and raised her children in multiple locations. When Ted retired, the family returned to Kingsland, where Ted had been assigned to manage Camp Warhawk. Lorene was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and the American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary. She participated in many fundraising events with both. In her spare time, she enjoyed bowling, sewing, crocheting, gardening and ceramics. She was an avid Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy fan, she also liked watching golf and college football, Longhorns and Cornhuskers, on television. Ted and Lorene met at a dance and they continued to enjoy dancing the rest of their lives. She is survived by her daughters, Jane McCarthy of Tacoma, Wash., Mary Mays and husband, Michael of Amboy, Ill.; sons, David Phillips and wife, Teresa of Great Falls, Mont., and Theodore “T.W.” Phillips and wife, Joanne of Kingsland; sisters, Dolores Lawson of Hayes Center, Neb., and Anne Jones of Grand Island, Neb.; brothers, Al Rothmeyer of McCook, Wayne Rothmeyer and wife, Judy of Las Vegas, Nev., Larry Rothmeyer and wife, Saundra of Leavenworth, Kan., and Gary Rothmeyer and wife, Connie of Grand Island, Neb.; numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Ted Phillips. The family will have a private service at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park, Burnet, Texas, at a later date.
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