Born and raised in St. Cloud, Florida, she was the only child of Earle and Lucy Aker. In 1951, Phoebe graduated from St. Cloud High School and married Thomas W. Southerland, Jr. She was a Christian, who was raised and confirmed in the Baptist faith, a homemaker, a retail manager, a lover of the Florida beaches, a weaver of nature baskets, and the devoted and loving mother of Lucy Steele (John) of Georgetown, Texas, and Judith Southerland of Clermont, Florida. She is survived by both of her daughters, five grandchildren (JT, Luke, Troy, Paul and Aislyn), and ten great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date followed by interment at Rose Hill Cemetery in Kissimmee, Florida.
Arrangements by Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78628 (512)863-2564.