Born April 30, 1946 to David C. and Willa Mae (Sorrels) Phillips in Mercer, PA. Graduated from Mercer High School in 1964. Received a diploma in nursing from Sharon General Hospital in Sharon, PA. Received a BSN from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and a MS from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, OK.
Irene worked at Shenango Valley Osteopathic Hospital in Farrell, PA, Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, Sewickley Valley Hospital in Sewickley, PA, and both the Mercy Hospital and Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
She later moved to Oklahoma in 1980 to work at the Saint Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City and the Midwest Regional Hospital in Midwest City, OK. She was employed as a nursing instructor at Plat College from 2005 to 2006. Since 2006 she was employed as a nursing instructor at Oklahoma City University Kramer School of Nursing as a full time faculty and then as adjunct faculty.
Irene was a member of the Midwest City Church of God of Prophecy.
She is preceded in death by her parents, David and Willa Mae Phillips; brother, Henry K. Phillips; and sister, Mary M. Phillips.
She leaves behind her brother, David Phillips and wife Judy of Tulsa, OK; nephew Malcolm K. Phillips of Virginia; nephew, Vincent Phillips of Oklahoma City, OK; nephew, Keith Phillips of Oklahoma City, OK; sister-in-law, Dorothy Phillips; niece, Autumn Calfe; great-nephews, Emmanuel Calfe and Bishop Riva; great-niece, Yicela Riva; and several aunt, uncles and cousins.
A visitation for Irene will be held Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home, 8805 NE 23rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73141. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 31, 2022 at Church of God of Prophecy, 1420 N. Christine Drive, Midwest City, OK 73130 with interment to follow at Sunny Lane cemetery in Del City, OK.
In memory of Irene donations may be made to the Black Nurses Association and the Angel Fund of OKC Animal Welfare.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eisenhourfuneralhome.com for the Phillips family.
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