Mary Ellen “Lucille” Phillips
“beloved mother and grandmother”

SHINGLEHOUSE, PA---Mary Ellen “Lucille” Phillips, 90, of Shinglehouse, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Extended Care Unit, Coudersport, after a short illness.

Born October 2, 1920 in Olean, NY, she was a daughter of Clare and Anna Lane Hackett. On June 13, 1938 in Olean, she married Edwin E. “Tip” Phillips, who died on September 20, 2001.

Mrs. Phillips was a graduate of Shinglehouse High School, class of 1938. She was employed at the former Foote’s Grocery Store in Shinglehouse, was also employed for 20 years at the Shinglehouse Post Office retiring in 1980, and retired in 1988 from the Oswayo Valley High School cafeteria in Shinglehouse.

She was a former member of Eureka Chapter #52 O.E.S. in Shinglehouse. Mrs. Phillips enjoyed crocheting.

Surviving are a son, Clifford E. “PeeWee” (Linda) Phillips of St. Cloud, Florida; two daughters, Beverly Sue (Joe) Riehle and Kay L. (James) Hanes, both of Shinglehouse; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Phillips was predeceased by a brother, Clifford Hackett; and two sisters, Henrietta C. Bridge and Charlotte A. Austin.

Friends may call on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, 118 South Union Street, Shinglehouse, PA where funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Chad E. Schaffer, pastor of Bell Run Union Church, will officiate. Committal services and burial will be held in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Shinglehouse.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Association, PO Box 98, Shinglehouse, PA 16748 or to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Extended Care Unit Patient Activity Fund, 1001 East Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915.