Phyllis was a great cook, and handstitched quilts from the age of 17 to 86. She loved to travel, garden and canning. Phyllis married Junior Powell in 1950 and to this union three wonderful children were born. Their marriage lasted thirty-three years until Junior's passing in 1983. She married Howard Dodrill in 1984 and they remained together for thirty-three years until his passing in 2017.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her husbands Junior and Howard; parents Elvie and Hazel Weatherford; her brothers Alton Weatherford, Glen Weatherford and Ronnie Weatherford.
Phyllis is survived by her daughters Lorinda Pendleton (Richard) and Lisa Culver (Lee); her son Kerry Powell (Teri); her sisters June Oliver and Kay Stick (Norm); her grandson Jon Pendleton; her granddaughters Jennifer Pendleton, Shelby Feledy (Kyle), Paige Barzycki (Jeremy), Amy Powell and Amber Powell; five great-grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren and another one due in October, 2021.
A visitation for Phyllis will be held Friday, September 10, 2021 from 3PM to 7PM at Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, 8178 Cline Avenue, Crown Point, IN 46307. A wake service will occur Saturday, September 11, 2021 from 11AM to 1PM, followed by a funeral beginning at 1PM with Deacon Erika D. Brooks officiating. Burial will occur at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 2PM.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ChapelLawnFunerals.com for the Dodrill family.
