Phyllis Myrtle Deatherage Wild
Funeral services for Phyllis Myrtle Deatherage Wild, 83, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Wild passed away at 9:35 p.m., Sunday, July 3, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born July 10, 1932, at Moody, Missouri, to Robert “Bob” Robinson and Bertha Ellen Broyles Robinson. She graduated from Bakersfield High School with the Class of 1949. On February 21, 1950, she was married at Sturkie, Arkansas, to William Virgil Deatherage, who preceded her in death on July 2, 1998. In 1999, she was married to Franklin “Frank” Ottie Wild, who preceded her in death on July 30, 2007. Mrs. Wild worked at Montgomery Ward in Kansas City, was the owner and operator of Leota Store and Marathon Electric, now known as Regal, before her retirement. She enjoyed embroidery and quilting; making many quilts for families that lost their homes to fire. Phyllis, along with Jackie Broyles started the “Broyles Family Reunion” in 1981; she had served as Treasurer for the Free Union Cemetery and Moody Community Association. She was known as Granny Phyllis or Aunt Phyllis to many. Mrs. Wild was a member of the Church of Christ, and had attended Free Union, Central, Curry Street and Moody Churches of Christ.
She is survived by one daughter, Dianna Feller and husband, Mike, West Plains, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Shauntai Camron, Willie Harris and wife, Christy, Adam Harris, Kay Lynn Kramer and husband, Matt, Tina Flanagan and husband, Patrick, Bob Feller and wife, Kari and Sheila Spencer and husband, Mike; six great-grandchildren, Austin, Baylee, Logan, Hadley, Khloe and Lincoln; several step-great-grandchildren that loved her dearly; one sister, Mary Perry and husband, Louis, West Plains, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Mary Robinson, Springfield, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husbands, two sons, Randall Eugene Deatherage and Calvin Rex Deatherage, one sister, Beulah and three brothers, Dale, Dane and Charley, precede her in death.
Mrs. Wild will lie in state from 10:00 a.m., Friday, until service time at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Free Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to West Vue Nursing Center’s Memory Care Unit for activities and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mike Wayte
July 5, 2016 @ 6:00 pm
I will miss her wonderful personality.
The Moody Boys
July 5, 2016 @ 9:57 pm
dianna sorry for your mom she lve so many people and will be miss by all that knew her and loved her she would do any thing for us boys an girls an all kids at Leota. love you guys for ever. Bob Bill Ronnie Roger Larry Lonnie Ronnie Norman Gary the Moody Boys will miss her.
Audena Granger-Staley
July 6, 2016 @ 8:32 am
My prayers are with Phyllis’s family during this difficult time. I met Phyllis when she worked at Marathon Electric. Wonderful Lady and enjoyed talking to her thru the time she worked here.
God Bless,
Audena Granger-Staley
Terry Broyles Page
July 6, 2016 @ 12:52 pm
Our dear cousin Phyllis was the best hugger. Hopefully your back was not hurting when she hugged you! She had a gift for making each person at the Broyles family reunion feel as though they were the most important person there. She was one in a million and we are blessed she touched our lives. I hear her voice now greeting each us as we walked through the door. We will miss Phyllis and I know she is enjoying an amazing reunion the Broyles clan in heaven. And Dianna, Mike and Family, you were so good to her. Know that our hearts break with yours. So Dear Phyllis, until we feel your hugs again………………..! Terry, Dennis and Carrie
Bill & Mary Jane Broyles
July 8, 2016 @ 8:51 am
Prayers for your family. Love to all.
Carrie Thompson
July 8, 2016 @ 6:48 pm
Mary Ellen and Shirley and all the family, I’m thinking of you and praying for your peace and comfort. Always difficult to lose a loved one. Carrie
Amber(Cozort)Redburn
July 12, 2016 @ 9:07 am
Dianna and Family,
Each one of you have my deepest sympathy upon the loss of your Mother, Phyllis. I attended church with her at Curry Street. She was always friendly and supportive of others. She thought the world of our son, Corby. She will be missed. May God comfort, encourage, and support each one of you thru this difficult time. Prayers for each one of you. May God bless each one of you.
In Christian Love,
Amber(Cozort) Redburn