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Dec 3, 1938 - Apr 29, 2019
So sorry to hear about Phylliss passing. I worked with her at Yale and enjoyed knowing her.
Dawn Corbier
May 24, 2019 | OFallon, IL | Coworker
So sorry for your loss. Worked with your mom at the City of Belleville
Kathy Range
May 20, 2019
Dear Bert & Jennifer, & extended friends & family...
Especially also of course: Sammy, Benjamin & Cathy,
Our Family is so tremendously sorry for your loss. Phyllis will always be with us - all those who Love You. Gosh, it certainly hurts so much. I know. It is beyond words for you. Especially for Bert & Jennifer and also for your extended family.
Phyllis has always been my most favorite friend to spend time with in life. I know she felt/feels similarly. ...
Summer (Patty) Hansen
May 02, 2019 | Long Beach, CA | Friend
Dear Jenn, I am deeply saddened for you and your family in the loss of your Mother. While it is terribly difficult, know those who love you are here for you. Les Lloyd.
Leslie Lloyd
May 01, 2019 | Carbondale, IL | Friend
So sorry for the loss of your mother, keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sherri Robinson
May 01, 2019 | Percy, IL | Friend
Have know Phyllis all my life- a neighbor, friend, and family. She was a fun and caring person. My sincere sympathy to Bert and Jennifer.
Gayla Neville Hammel
May 01, 2019 | DuQuoin, IL | Friend
I always admired her zest for life and independence. She was a kind and caring woman. Courageous till the end.
Donna Shoemaker
May 01, 2019 | Belleville, IL | Friend
I was better having met her, and we were all better having her in our world.
All the Love.
Rod Hattery
May 01, 2019 | Belleville, IL | Friend
BERT & JENNIFER
I AM VERY SADDENED TO HEAR OF YOUR MOM'S PASSING. MANY, MANY ENJOYABLE HOURS SPENT AT YOUR HOUSE AS A KID. YOUR MOM WAS ALWAYS SO COOL & CALM WHEN I KNOW WE HAD TO DRIVE HER CRAZY!! ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES AND MANY GOOD MEMORIES.
SHEILA (HEDRICK) BECKER
May 01, 2019
Phyllis Jean (Marlow) Watts, age 80, of Belleville, IL, formerly of Tamaroa, IL passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019.
Phyllis was born on December 3, 1938 in Hammond, IN, a daughter of Albert and Helen (Kothe) Marlow. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in English Literature at the University of Illinois-Champaign. She married Charles William Watts and had two children in Southern California before returning to Illinois. She retired from Yale Security Systems, and worked at the City of Belleville Sewer Billing and the Southwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging in the past.
Survivors include one son, Bert Gregory (Liz) Watts of Belleville, IL; one daughter, Jennifer Dawn (Brandon) Wait of Tiffin, IA; two grandsons, Benjamin Gregory Watts of New York, NY and Samuel Gregory Watts of Belleville, IL; one brother, Gary Coleman Marlow of Kettle Falls, WA; and former daughter-in-law, Catherine Miller Watts of Belleville, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents and ex-husband.
The family is grateful for her appreciation of literature, theatre, and arts along with the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous for showing us a better way to live life. The last days of her life were spent at her home being cared for by family and VITAS Hospice services.
Phyllis’ wishes were to be cremated with no services.
Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL is in charge of the arrangements.
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