Dorothy "Dottie" Mary Phillips
September 08, 2010
Dottie Phillips, ageless, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2010 at Bickford Cottage. Services will be at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. and the funeral service on Saturday, September 11 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery.
Dottie was born in Manhatten, New York and came to Iowa as an infant. She graduated from Lincoln High School and worked for Columbia Broadcasting Company and Bankers Trust, retiring in 1986. Ken and Dottie met at Parent’s Without Partners in 1987. It was love at first site and they were engaged within 6 weeks. They married on September 25, 1988 and traveled and cruised around the world with Dottie dancing all the way. Their favorite destinations were Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Dottie was warm, fun and personable.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Phillips; son, Robert (Kathy) Walton; step-daughter, Jacqueline (Sean) Roberts; sisters, Lillian Riccelli, Betty (Gus) Revita, Frances Doroty, Haroletta Blackledge and June Fine; grandchildren, John Bradley (Chayanid) Walton and Jennifer (Matt) Struck; step-grandchildren, Kaitlin, Austin and Lauren Roberts; daughter-in-law, Sue Walton; numerous nieces and nephews; and Fritzie #2.
Dottie was preceded in death by her mother, Lillian Beorum-Hunt, step-father, Harold Hunt; her first husband, Robert Walton; son, Richard Walton; step-son Kevin Phillips; sister, Carobelle Torrence; and Fritzie #1.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Bickford Cottage, Mary B’s Memory Care, 5050 Hawthorne Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50265. Online condolences may be made at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Ann Marie
09/12/2010
Ken,
I know it gave Dottie comfort at the very end to have you by her side, holding her hand.
May you find peace with knowing, the Lord is now holding her hand.
To all Dotties family,
I would like to share what Dottie told me toward the end when I asked her what she needed. She said I want my family to be happy.
Morn for a while, but remember to live your life with a happy heart, for Dottie.
Ann Marie Jaschen
Wesley Life
Hospice Volunteer
Bob andPeg Barnett
09/09/2010
Our thoughts are with you and yours. Dorothy was very special.
Nancy Smith-Handley
09/09/2010
On behalf of my mother (Mildred Dennis) and myself, we sincerely wish to to express our deepest sympathy. Dottie was our dear friend; my mother's best friend at Lincoln High School and thoughout the many years after. She was a beautiful and wonderful gracious lady. I loved Dottie as if she were my own mother. We will miss her deeply.
Kind regards,
Nancy
Vickey and Scott Durham
09/09/2010
Lillian,
Scott and I would like to say that we are sorry for the loss of your sister.
To you and all your family, our prayers are with you all. Vickey Durham