Ila Elizabeth Phillips

Ila "Betty" Elizabeth Phillips

Ila Elizabeth “Betty” Phillips, 86, passed away on June 15, 2026, and was born in Snyder, Texas on April 22, 1940. 

​She married Jay Phillips on October 6, 1990, and maintained a thriving business for many years as a hair stylist, with several customers continuing on with her for a few years after retirement, cutting and styling for them on her back patio in Ft. Worth, Texas.
 
She and her husband loved to travel and camp, their favorite area being in the South Padre Island area, where Jay could fish and Ma could read novels.  They made friends with other campers who camped near them there, for many years.  She attended Travis Avenue Baptist Church and served as a volunteer at the information desk for Harris Hospital for the last few years and up until a short time before her death on June 15, 2026.
 
Betty is preceded in death by her husband, Jay Phillips; parents, Sammy Lou and Earl Norman.
 
She is survived by her son, Jim Tolleson (Jama); daughter, Shanna Sinclair; stepdaughters, Alicia Phillips (Greg) and Angelia Phillips; grandchildren, Kristin Ashworth-Garret, Gus Tolleson, Cassie Tolleson, Kendra Sinclair and (Step) Ray Phillips; great-grandchildren, Blakely Ashworth, Bentley Ashworth, (Step) Kayla Newbern and Nate.
 
Graveside service will take place on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 3:00pm at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest with her husband, Jay. 
 

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