Phyllis is preceded in death by her parents, Eugene Ralph and Anoshia Naomi Nipper; brother, David Lee Nipper and her daughter, Melissa Ann Waddell.
Left to cherish Phyllis's memory are her two sons, Leonard Ralph and Tony Allen Waddell; siblings, Teresia Eugenia Daniels and Ronnie James Nipper; granddaughters, Anoshia Marie Salmon, Sophie Marie Waddell and Zoey Grace Waddell; great-grandchildren, Elexianna Lynn Kennedy, Ace Grey Kennedy, and Penelope Wren Kennedy.
A visitation for Sissy will be held on Sunday, May 14, 2023 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Home, 4623 Preston Highway, Louisville, KY 40213. A funeral service to honor the life of Sissy will be held on Monday at 12 noon at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the COPD Foundation, ASPCA or The American Heart Association.