She was born on March 26, 1933 in McClure, Illinois.
Doris was the daughter of Brooksie (Keller) and Chester Smithey.
An award winning teacher in the Blue Springs School District until her retirement, Doris also was an excellent quilter and loved to garden.
Doris is survived by her loving husband of 64 years Robert “Bob” Phillips. Children: Ramona Hamline (Steve)
and Jim Phillips (Mishel). Grandchildren: Melissa Gilstrap (Andrew), Mike Hamline (Janelle), Zack,
Wes and Collin Phillips and Rachel Dunn. She was blessed with three great- grandchildren: Noah and Lydia Gilstrap and Logan Phillips. She is also survived by her dear sister, Judith Welker (Richard) of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her brother, Lee Smithey and sons Samuel and Daniel Phillips.
Doris will be laid to rest in a private ceremony, in Bear Canon Cemetery, Sedalia, Colorado.