Marilyn R. Phillips

Marilyn R. Phillips, 80, passed away March 11, 2018. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 16, at 12:00 P.M., funeral service will follow at 1:00 P.M. at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, Missouri 64133. Graveside service will be held following the service at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.

Marilyn was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 6, 1937 to Herbert Lee Allen and Elsie Margaret Hinz Allen. Marilyn graduated High School in 1955. She went on to get her Insurance Law Degree, and was a member of SILA Securities and Insurance Licensing Association. In her career, she worked for the Kansas City Water Department, Hydro Conduit of Riverside , Forrest T. Jones, GE Services and was a Title Compliance Specialist and Assistant V.P. for Swiss Re~.

Marilyn was a social butterfly who knew no strangers. She loved casino hopping, flowers and plants, collected teddy bears and angels. She always attended every event for her grandchildren. Baseball, football, wrestling, any school event, she was there. She and her husband, John, loved to fish and would dance together every chance they would get. Marilyn had an infectious laugh that everyone recognized. She and her laugh will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Lee Allen & Elise Margaret Allen; sister, Shirley Allen; and her beloved husband, John Lewis Phillips. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Hough; grandsons, Justin & Christina Hough, Chad Hough; great grand daughter, Daley  Hoeft & Mason Hough; as well as brother, Herbert L. Allen II.

The family requests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice or Wayside Waifs.

 

 

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  1. Sandy Frakes on March 15, 2018 at 12:11 pm

    I am so sorry for your loss. I worked with Marilyn and she was the sweetest person I have ever met. We had lunch together almost everyday and we would laugh and make jokes. Many time the conversation was most likely not work appropriate : ) But we did not care. I miss her!



  2. Denise Gancarz on March 15, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    The world is a darker/colder place without Marilyn. I worked with Marilyn, though from a distance, but the distance did not matter as we would frequently check in with each other and share a laugh or a long distance hug. She never missed a chance to tell me or to show me she cared. She always made my day brighter and I’m a better person for having known her. I will miss her terribly and I’m so sorry for your loss.



  3. Sandra Blank-Bauer on March 16, 2018 at 3:09 pm

    I am so sorry to hear of Marilyn’s passing. We were very close when we were young and I lived in KC — but then we moved to Ohio and did not see one another as much. She always was my favorite cousin. Loved her laugh and we always did laugh and giggle a lot. God bless her RIP. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.



  4. Ashley Allen on March 16, 2018 at 3:17 pm

    I love you and miss you, Aunt Marilyn. A donation has been sent to Wayside Waifs in your memory. Thank you for the memories.



  5. Linda Pearson, Amarillo Texas on January 4, 2019 at 3:19 pm

    I just found out Marilyn and John are both gone. I worked with Marilyn at Forest Jones Co. Loved her and John. They were a great couple. I will remember them always.



  6. Lynn Cerjak on August 14, 2020 at 9:25 pm

    Lynn Cerjak just discovered of your mother’s passing. She worked with her at Forest T Jones, and you (Deborah) got me and my husband tickets toFleetwood Mac back in 1987. Sorry to hear of her passing, she was well loved.



  7. Brenda Wurz on December 22, 2021 at 2:34 pm

    Does this still get to you? I worked with Marilyn 1992-1997. I thought she was old ha ha ha. I am older now than she was then. She made a difference in my life. Loved her! I had a thought of her today and searched her name. Found this obituary. Again, loved her…..



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