Phyllis C. West

Phyllis C. West, 89, of Columbia City, passed away at 12:45 pm on Friday, June 28, 2019 at Majestic Care West, Fort Wayne. Born on December 22, 1929 in Muncie, she was the daughter of Merrell H. and Nancy Kathryn (Metz) Cross.

She attended Muncie Central High School. On November 3, 1950 she married Robert E. West in Muncie, IN, and in 1957 they moved to the Tri-Lakes area in Columbia City. In 1972, she moved to Coesse before settling at Columbia City in 1996. She had worked at Blue Bell, Corral Store and J.C. Penney Company for several years. Phyllis enjoyed watching I.U. Hoosier basketball.

Survivors include her son, George T. Madix,Jr. of Elkhart; grandchildren, Jordan (Jennifer) Madix of Elkhart and Carmen (Adam) Peppler of Rochester; and great-granddaughters Laine Peppler of Rochester and Adalyn Madix of Elkhart. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bob West in 1996; sons, Anthony Wayne West and Terry West; brother, Harold Cross and companion, Carl Hansen.

Friends may call from 10:00-12:00 Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia City. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. She will be laid to rest beside her husband at South Park Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be given in her memory to Whitley County Senior Center or her grandchildren's college fund. Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send her family condolences online.