Phyllis Ann Vernon
VERNON, VOTROUBEK, BERNET, WORTHINGTON, JOHNSON, LEE, SUTTON, MESCLIER, MOORE, WEBB, CHARLES
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 12/6/2019 at 13:17:32
Phyllis Ann Vernon, 79, of North Liberty, died peacefully Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City surrounded by her family.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM, Monday, November 25, 2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Iowa City, with Father Steven Witt officiating. The family will greet friends at the Church from 9 AM until service time. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice or the charity of the donor’s choice.
Phyllis was born on August 16, 1940 in Cedar Rapids, IA, daughter of Milas and Alice (Votroubek) Webb. She was raised in Jones County and graduated from Olin High School. She became a registered nurse through the Kirkwood Nursing Program. For over 38 years, Phyllis was an operating room nurse at UIHC and Mercy Hospital. On November 11, 1965, Phyllis married, her beloved, Daryle Vernon, in Kahoka, MO. Her husband, Daryle, died on April 23, 1979.
Phyllis was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where she was active in the Fellowship Commission, as a greeter, lector and Eucharistic Minister. She drove for Meals on Wheels for 28 years, was an RSVP Reading Mentor at Kirkwood and Van Allen Elementary Schools, a Pen Pal at Horn Elementary School, and volunteered at Mercy Hospital since her retirement in 2000.
Phyllis is survived by her five children: Rod “The Barber” Bernet of Iowa City, Linda (Denis) Worthington of Jacksonville, FL, Mark (Dana) Vernon of Iowa City, Sandra (Karl) Johnson of Clinton Township, MI, and Carolyn Vernon of Dayton,WY; seven grandchildren, Joshua (Rachel) Lee, Colby (Candace) Sutton, Darren Johnson, Kyle Johnson, Courtney (Brad) Mesclier, Madison (Sean) Moore, and Mayson Vernon;; a great-granddaughter, five nieces and nephews, four grandnieces, 2 great-grandnephews and numerous extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Milas and Alice Webb; husband, Daryle; brother, Phillip; son, John Charles, and faithful companion, Commander.
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