She was born Tuesday, March 20, 1928, in Muncie, the daughter of Oliver and Odella (Glass) Qualkinbush. Phyllis graduated from Royerton High School as Valedictorian in 1946. She worked at Muncie Federal Savings and Loan. Later she worked in the Purchasing Department at Ball Brothers. She was a former member of Madison Street United Methodist Church and later joined the Fountain Square United Methodist Church. Other memberships include the Moose Lodge and several line, square, and round dance clubs. She met Lee when she was a Theda Roe girl and he was a junior member of the Oddfellows Lodge. They married September 11, 1948, at St. John’s Universalist Church by Pastor Aurthur McDavitt. She liked cooking, coloring, crossword puzzles, reading, camping, traveling, and dancing. She and her husband Lee taught line dancing for many years.
Survivors include her loving husband of seventy years, Lee True; daughter, Teresa (husband John) Gregory; son, David True; grandson, David Alexander True; two step-grandchildren; sister, Nancy (husband David) Meyer and her best friend of fifty-eight years, Lola Hale.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver and Odella Qualkinbush and a brother, Charles Qualkinbush.
Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, 2018, at Elm Ridge Funeral Home, 4600 West Kilgore Avenue, Muncie, Indiana 47304 with Pastor Steve Graves officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Ridge Memorial Park.
Family and friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until time of the service at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Elm Ridge Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Animal Rescue Fund, (A.R.F.), 1209 West Riggin Road, Muncie, Indiana 47303.
Online condolences to the family may be sent to www.elmridgefuneralhome.com.
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