Dona May Phillips

Dona M. James Phillips, longtime resident of Conway, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Donna was born November 9, 1913 in Hickory County, Missouri to the late Benjamin Harrison and Rosaella Whittington James. While a teenager, she moved with her family to Drumright, Oklahoma where she attended and graduated from Drumright High School. After school and a lengthy courtship, she was married December 15. 1934 to the late Arthur Lee Phillips Her husband's career with Magnolia Pipeline Company took the family to several states and towns including Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. They moved back to Conway in 1987 because of Art's declining health and to be near their children and grandchildren. She was of the Baptist faith. Donna was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Art; two younger sisters, Mabel Murphy and Irene Howell Ott; and one younger brother, Harry James Jr. She is survived by one older sister, Eve Jennings of Oklahoma; son, Dr. James R. Phillips and wife Patricia of Little Rock; daughter, Nona Jo Spatz and husband Harton of Conway; five grandchildren, Dan Spatz Jr., Nancy Lee Schwarz, Phillip David Spatz, Arthur Ross Phillips and Henry Michael Phillips. Dona is also survived by nine great-grandchildren and three nephews. Arrangements are being made by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway. www.rollerfuneralhomes.com. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the funeral home and a graveside burial will be in Drumright, Oklahoma on Thursday, May 2nd at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery.