Cleo Patrick Phillips Obituary (1930 - 2020)

Cleo Patrick Phillips, 89, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Welbrook Assisted Living in Bloomington, Illinois. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2020, at Frankeberger Cemetery, Rural Ellsworth, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy, Illinois, is assisting the family with arrangements. Cleo was born July 28, 1930, in Ellsworth, Illinois, to Lee and Mae Spencer Phillips, one of ten children. Her parents and all her brothers and sisters have preceded her in death. Surviving are her nephew, Jim (Marsha) Nalley; great-nephews, Bryan (Joan) Nalley, Jason (Teresa) Nalley and Cody (Kiley Riddle) Richards; great-great-nephews, Matthew and Adam Nalley; great-great-nieces, Lucy, Becca and Kathy Nalley; and many more nephews and nieces. Cleo was always a very sweet person and compassionate to everyone she met. She worked all her life with her two brothers Chester and George on the family farm. She loved animals and tending to her flowers. Jim and Marsha would like to personally thank the staff, nurses and management of Welbrook for their excellent care and compassion shown toward Aunt Cleo.