![]() ![]() They can be sent to Glidden-Ediger-Wiggins Funeral Home, 222 W. Live streaming will be available at /worship Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, The Cedars (Memory Care Unit), or Alzheimer\u0027s Disease and Related Disorders. ![]() The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 18, 2024, at First United Methodist Church, McPherson, with Reverend Emily Cannon officiating. Arylis was preceded in death by her parents: her husband, Gail Phillips her sons, Jon Phillips and William Gary Phillips her brothers, Ancil Taylor and Perry Taylor and her sister, Marjorie Florine. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Urioste of McPherson her siblings, Quincy Taylor of McPherson, Mary Simmons of Salina, Kansas, and Juanita Hanson of McPherson grandchildren, Chad Carroll (Jodie) and Brandi Martinez-McWilliams (Robert) great-grandchildren, Camryn Carroll, Caitlyn Carroll, Brady McWilliams, Jadeyn McWilliams and Jocelyn McWilliams. They then moved to Gypsum, KS, and because of Gail\u0027s work in the oil field, the family moved throughout Kansas and Colorado. The young couple established their first home together in Canton. Arylis married Gail Edward Phillips on August 4, 1950, at Canton Methodist Church. She enjoyed caregiving, quilting, gardening, cooking, being a wife and mother, and spending time with her friends and family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arylis was a homemaker and worked as a beautician for Beau Mart Beauty Salon. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in McPherson. She later attended and graduated from Beauty School in Salina, Kansas. Arylis attended Newton, Little River, and Canton schools and graduated from Canton High School in 1950. Arylis was born in Pittsburg, Texas, on January 18, 1932, the daughter of Alva LeRoy Taylor and Alma Lee (Poe) Taylor-Briley. "Arylis Laveta Phillips, 91, of McPherson, KS, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024, at The Cedars. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Inman Museum and they can be sent to Glidden-Ediger-Wiggins Funeral Home, 222 W. Private family inurnment at North Inman Cemetery, Inman, KS. Memorial service will be held on Friday, Februat 1:00 PM at Glidden-Ediger-Wiggins Chapel, McPherson, KS. She is survived by her son, Howard, daughter Mary Margaret Mingenback of Emporia, son Edward (Pat) of Torrance, California and son Dale (Lucrecia) of McPherson, three grandchildren Sarah Morgan, Alan Fries and Patti (Wasim Zaman) Mingenback and four great grandchildren, Ravi, Kenneth, Savanah and Cassandra, many nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Jane was preceded in death by her parents her beloved husband, Harold, of 59 years of marriage, sister Helen Books Ayres, two brothers Leo Graves and Robert Graves. She also enjoyed volunteering at Save and Share for over twenty years as their Cashier. She enjoyed her many friends in Mid Century EHU, The Amity Club, Bible Study groups and the Birthday Breakfast group. She served her Church many years as Treasurer, choir member, Flower chairman, Council member and as Women’s Fellowship Chairman. She was also past President of Church Women United of McPherson when they were both active organizations. She was a past President of Soroptimist International of McPherson. Edward (Pat) and two children, Sarah and Alan in California on their way home. ![]() After retiring, she and Harold would spend winters in Arizona visiting their sons Dale (Lucrecia) and Dr. She retired after ten years as bookkeeper at Raleighs Drug Store and sixteen years taking care of the payroll for Certainteed Corp in McPherson. During her travels, she visited all 50 states. She enjoyed visiting National Parks, Canada and Alaska. She also loved to travel and go camping with the family. Her family was very special to her and she loved to sew, cook and bake. Returning home, they settled in McPherson raising four children, Howard, Mary Margaret, Edward and Dale. ![]() He was stationed at an Air Base in Columbia, South Carolina and then sent to Long Island, New York until the war ended. After four months, she returned to work at the Bank while he served 2 ½ years in US Army Air Force in the Mediterranean area returning home in January of 1945. She graduated from Salt City Business College in Hutchinson, Kansas and worked at the First National Bank in Hutchinson until marrying Harold Edward Fries May 25, 1942, after he joined the Army Aircorp and graduated from the Officers Candidate School in St Louis, Missouri. The family moved into Inman when she started school, graduating from grade school and high school in Inman. "(Ilda) Jane Graves Fries, the daughter of Brooks Wallace and Florence Emma (Tuxhorn) Graves, was born Septemon her parents’ farm near Inman, Kansas. ![]()
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