Brianne L. Van Horn "Brie" Phelps

WANTAGE - Brianne "Brie" L. Van Horn Phelps, 28, of Wantage, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008 in Springfield, Ohio, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mrs. Phelps was born in Port Jervis, N.Y., on Nov. 10, 1979. She grew up in Wantage and resided in Unionville, N.Y., for 16 years, recently moving back to Wantage.

Mrs. Phelps was a certified nurses aide working at Schervier Pavilion in Warwick, N.Y. She was presently an assistant activities director. Mrs. Phelps also worked for Kuperus Meadows Farm in Wantage. She was a quilter and scrapbooker and enjoyed crocheting and loved to cook and bake. She loved life and lived everyday to the fullest.

Mrs. Phelps is survived by her husband, Justin E. Phelps; her parents, Brian and Susan Vealey Van Horn of Unionville; her sisters and brother, April Ford and her husband, Richard, of Aurora, N.Y., Jessica Van Horn of Dundee, N.Y. and Corey Van Horn of Middletown, N.Y.; nephews, Connor, Richie and Hunter Ford and Tyler Oliver and Cody Van Horn; parents-in-laws, Larry and Nancy Phelps of Odon, Ind.; sister-in-law, Amanda Phelps of Chattanooga, Tenn., and family and friends in Indiana.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Ferguson Funeral Home, 27 Third St., Sussex. Interment will follow at Clove Cemetery, Wantage. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the family, c/o Amy King, P.O. Box 609, Johnson, NY 10933.