Sheila Phillips

Sheila McGinnis Phillips was born June 8, 1919, in Friendswood, Texas, a small Quaker community founded by her grandfather Frank Brown, and she died December 20, 2012, in Lubbock, Texas, at the age of ninetythree. Sheila is survived by her daughter Jane Henry from Portales, New Mexico, and her son William Phillips from San Antonio, Texas, Eve grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

After spending her childhood in Friendswood, Sheila met her husband Harold Phillips deceased April 30, 1994 at a church camp in Camp Wood, Kansas. She was 16 and he was 20. Like Sheila, Harold was born and raised in another Quaker settlement in Haviland, Kansas. Harold once stated, We met at Camp Wood playing table tennis. It was nearly love at first sight.

Sheilas uncle Cecil Brown paid for Sheila to attend college at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, while Harold studied music at University of Kansas. Harold and Sheila were 125 miles apart but corresponded by letter and saw each other occasionally. After graduation, they were married on August 9, 1940, in Friendswood. They lived in Ulysses, KS from 1945 1952. Harold taught all grades music instrumental and vocal and Sheila operated a dry cleaning shop.

They purchased an old hotel, which had been moved from downtown, lived in the bottom floor and rented the upper floor apartments. In 1953, Harold and Sheila came to Clovis, New Mexico, to start a new life as music storeowners. They purchased the former Scott Music at 209 Main Street where they initially lived on the second floor of the building with their 2 children. Sheila was the store manager and Harold the musician. Later, the Phillips House of Music relocated to 118 Main and became a central hub of musical activity for several decades in the community. Both believing strongly in the importance of music for the intellect, Sheila and her husband Harold helped to foster the cultural enrichment of Clovis citizens by supporting music education on keyboards and musical instruments. Phillips House of Music became a special community of interesting and talented people that provided an especially enriched environment surrounding their children. Both children grew up working in the store with Jane looking after Bill when he was younger. Sheila was a role model for good parenting to her children and her son Bill remembers that she always told him not to compare himself with others but just to keep working hard and not to give up when obstacles arise. She encouraged her children to do their best and set an example of a strong work ethic.

Sheila always had a keen sense of curiosity and loved adventure and traveling to new places for as long as she was able, with a good sense of humor and strong intellect until the time of her death, she was a prodigious reader, reading several books a week, as well as a bridge player, enjoying playing with her many friends. She drew strength from her faith and encouraged her family to read the Bible daily and memorize scripture. Sheila has been the standard bearer of our Quaker and musical heritage and wanted the family members to remember their strong family roots. Sheila was generous and encouraging and always set a wonderful Christian example by sharing her love and gifts.

She embodied a positive attitude and chose to see the best potential in everyone.
She demonstrated gratitude in her life and always said that being grateful is the
best way to be happy in life.

Sheila will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Sheilas family
would like to thank the many dedicated doctors, nurses, home health care
providers, neighbors and friends for the loving care and kindness provided to her
over the last few years of her life. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in
Sheilas name may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Clovis, 1501 Sycamore, Clovis, New Mexico.

Sheila is survived by daughter Jane Henry of Portales NM son William T.
Phillips and wife Lauren of San Antonio TX grandchildren Pam Henry Hartzog
of Carrolton TX Shelly Henry Flake and husband Robert of Carrolton TX
Alison Phillips of New Orleans LA Trevor Phillips and fiance Nicole Spade of
Portland OR Caden Phillips and great grandchildren: Drew Hartzog and Jayda
Hartzog and Kelsi Flake and Cory Flake.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Clovis, New Mexico with Keath Baskett officiating. Honorary bearers are Pam Hartzog, Drew Hartzog, Jayda Hartzog, Shelly Flake, Kelsi Flake, Cory Flake, Alison Phillips, Trevor Phillips and Caden Phillips.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of SteedTodd Funeral Home and Crematory, 800 E Manana Blvd, Clovis, New Mexico 575 7635541. You may also sign the online guest registry at www.steedtodd.com .

Service

Memorial Service

First United Methodist Church
1501 Sycamore
Clovis, NM  88101
Friday, December 28, 2012
10:00 a.m.

Cemetery

Steed Todd Crematory
800 E. Manana Blvd
Clovis, NM  88101

Memorial Contributions

1501 Sycamore
Clovis, NM  88101