In loving memory of
Mary Phillips

• December 04, 1926
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• February 10, 2025

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Mary Martha (Holdren) Phillips 98 went to be with the Lord on February 10^th, 2025. She was born on December 4^th, 1926, in Duboistown, Pennsylvania to the late Jason and Elsie Ann (Mundrick) Holdren.  She was the oldest of 13 children. She has one living sister – Sandra (Holdren) Thompson. She was preceded in death by her six brothers Lawrence, LeRoy, Jerry, Joe, Cliff and Bill Holdren, along with sisters Betty Helm, Ann Evans, Carol Fleming, Rosanna Holdren and Donna Holdren.

She was married to Clyde F. Phillips, who preceded her in death in December of 1984.  She had 6 children of which 3 preceded her in death – Mark Phillips, Kelly Phillips, and Virginia Giampapa. Surviving are  3 sons – Clyde (Gloria) Phillips Jr, Leslie (Kim) Phillips, and Jonathan (Alyssa) Phillips. She has 11 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 7 great, great grandchildren. Mary also had many nieces and nephews. She was very proud of her entire family and the accomplishments they all made.

In addition to taking care of her family Mary worked side by side with her husband Clyde at their business, the Trout Run Garage, in Trout Run, PA.  She managed the office and handled various tasks to keep the business running smoothly. She also had a bakery business for many years.

Mary loved to read, do crossword puzzles and paint.  She started taking art classes in her mid 80’s. She loved her plants and enjoyed bird watching. She was an active member for 75 years in her hometown church – Trout Run United Methodist – teaching Sunday school and giving cooking classes to members. She was famous in the area for her sticky buns, candied apples and gingerbread men. She was a major contributor for making soups, coleslaw, and baking pies for charitable events in Trout Run. She was active in Eastern Star.

She spent her last 2 years in Ocala, FL soaking up the sun, enjoying her new friends and attending her new church home – Ocala West United Methodist.

The family would like to say thank you to the staff at Gentiva Hospice for their wonderful and understanding care of Mary.  There will be a celebration of life on June 7, 2025 at 1pm in the South Williamsport United Methodist church in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.