Phyllis Sulcer

Phyllis Anne Sulcer, 86, passed from this life into the arms of her savior March 19, 2024 at her home in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born November 26th, 1937 in Marlin, Texas to Robert H. Sweatman and Juanita Sweatman. She attended Kilgore Junior College where she was a Kilgore Rangerette and performed two years at the Cotton Bowl halftime show. After Kilgore she attended Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas, where she was president of her sorority, Delta Zeta, and where she majored in education with a minor in music. She had a lead role in the school’s production of Kismet. John and Phyllis married January 21st, 1961. In August 1972, they moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas where Phyllis taught school for over 30 years. She loved teaching K-5. She served as a volunteer and president of the Saint Edwards Mercy Women’s Auxiliary; she served as a leader of Bible Study Fellowship, and most recently enjoyed mahjong with close friends.

Phyllis will be remembered by many for her homemade Christmas candy (divinity, caramel, praline, fudge, and peanut brittle) and her grandmother’s banana pudding. Phyllis’ love for her husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren was unending. She loved when the family was all together and when they had to leave, she would always be planning when they all would see each other again. She taught her family to love Jesus and depend on him, and they are praising God for giving them such a wonderful wife, Mom, and Nani. She is survived by her husband of sixty three years, John; daughters, Kathy McReynolds and husband Rick of Benton, Kristin Tucker and husband Chad of Lubbock, TX; her son, Kyle Sulcer and wife Sherri of Fort Smith; her sister, Nita Jean Jordan of Boerne, TX; grandchildren, Ashlee Abrahamson (Mike) of Benton, Austin Wennberg of Fayetteville, Sydney Welk (Chris) of Fort Smith, Jonathan Sulcer of Fort Smith, and Tess Tucker of Lubbock, TX; great-grandchildren, Mason, Paxon and Elyse Abrahamson.

Visitation will be Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 5 – 7 PM at Edwards Funeral Home.

Memorial Service will be 2:00 PM Friday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with private burial at Roselawn Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be sent to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Online condolences may be sent to: www.edwardsfuneralhome.com