Lorene LaVonne Phillips passed away on Jan. 15, 2025. Lorene was born to Edward and Doine Wilson on Feb. 9, 1944, in Woodward, OK. She graduated from Alva High School then Northwestern State College in Alva, OK, where she received her Associate’s Degree in Business. She married Merlin Phillips in 1964, and spent her life working in local rural banks for 26 years. Then, she became the marketing director for Chick-fil-A for the next 10 years, staying right next to her husband the entire time.
Lorene is survived by her husband and their children: Marty Phillips and his wife, Cindy of Joplin, MO; Justin Phillips and his wife, Angie of Tecumseh, OK. Grandchildren: Kimmy Jencks and husband Zack of Alamogordo, NM, and Dakota Philips of Joplin, MO. Ethan Phillips of Tecumseh, OK; and Macy Phillips of Salem, OR. Great-Grandchildren: Harmony, Seraphine, and Autumn Jencks from Alamogordo, NM.
Lorene was preceded in death by her parents; sibling: Velma Jenson; Services were held on Jan. 22, 2025 at Grace Community Church in Tecumseh, OK with Reverend Lonnie Hurst and Reverend Gary Jensen officiating under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
