Phyllis E. Decker

Phyllis E. Decker, age 87, of Lanark, Illinois, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A private family Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A memorial fund has been established in Phyllis' memory.
Marshall and Pansy (Hupp) Stephenson in Anderson, Indiana. She attended and graduated from Anderson High School in Anderson. Phyllis married Vern L. Decker on February 13, 1942 in Anderson, Indiana. Vern died on March 20, 2011.
Phyllis was a homemaker who cherished taking care of her family. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Phyllis also enjoyed creating crafts, gardening and traveling. Most of all, Phyllis loved spending time with her family.
Phyllis will be dearly missed by one son, Carl (Sharmon Hill-Decker) Decker of Bellingham, Washington; one daughter, CaSandra (Bernard) Henricks of Lake Carroll, Illinois; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, Marshall and Pansy Stephenson; her husband, Vern and one great-grandson, Justin McHugh.