Mrs. Phyllis Ann White

Mrs. Phyllis Ann White obituary, Mena, AR

Mrs. Phyllis Ann White

Phyllis White Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Beasley-Wood/Geyer-Quillin Funeral Home - Mena on Jan. 13, 2026.
Mrs. Phyllis Ann White passed away, Friday, January 09, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born April 13, 1954, in Mena, Arkansas, to parents, Flyod Phillips and Wanda Lee (Simpson) Phillips.
Mrs. Phyllis Ann White was a registered nurse by profession. Phyllis loved thrifting, shopping, and reading, she had an entire library in her den. Some of her favorite memories were attending her son's sports events when he was younger. Phyllis was an animal lover, she loved her five dogs, her cat, and her horses. She was married to James White for 47 years, and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt.
Mrs. Phyllis White is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and by her siblings. She is survived by her sons, Jamie White of Mena, Arkansas, and Aaron White of Mena, Arkansas; four granddaughters, and two grandsons; as well as by a host of many nieces, nephews, other family, and friends too numerous to mention.
Services for Mrs. Phyllis Ann White will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., at the Beasley-Wood Chapel in Mena, Arkansas, under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the services. Interment will be at the Foster Cemetery in Mena, Arkansas.
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