Betty Jo Coffey Phillips, age 80, formerly of Pellyton and Campbellsville, KY passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at 11:40 PM at the Signature Health Care Summit Manor in Columbia, KY. She was born January 24, 1938 in Louisville, KY the daughter of the late Fred Warren and Ada B. Workman Coffey.
Mrs. Phillips was a member of the Tabernacle Christian Church and attended the Campbellsville Christian Church for many years. She was a teacher in the Adair County School System for over 40 years. She taught in the one room schools, Knifley and Shepherd Grade Centers. She was a graduate of Campbellsville College and received her Master Degree from Eastern Kentucky University. She was a member of the Kentucky Education Association and the Taylor Regional Hospital Auxiliary. Betty was very active in the Adair County and Taylor County Homemakers Clubs.
Betty Jo was preceded in death by her husband Joe Phillips on January 9, 1981.
SURVIVORS:
2 two daughters: Angie (Allen) Johnson of Campbellsville, KY; Pam (Mike) Flanagan of Somerset, KY
3 grandchildren: Andrea (Chris) Hutson of Yellow Springs, Ohio; Alex (Jennifer) Johnson of Campbellsville, KY; Ryan Flanagan of Atlanta, Georgia
2 great grandchildren: Brooklyn Johnson & Luke Johnson
A host of friends
Funeral Service: Friday, February 2, 2018 at 1:00 PM CST at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in Columbia, KY with Bro. Paul Patton & Bro. Ed Loy officiating.
Interment: Pellyton Cemetery in Adair County, KY.
Visitation: Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 after 3:00pmCTS at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements.
