Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Phyllis Pickel
Jul 24th, 1939 - Apr 12th, 2015Phyllis D. Pickel, age 75, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, at her home in Flora.
Phyllis was born July 24, 1939 in Sterling, Illinois, to Gerald “Jerry” B. and Ethel M. “Granny” (Sisson) Griffith. She married Jack D. Pickel on June 1, 1958 at the Oak Street Baptist Church in Flora. He preceded her in death on May 9, 1999. Phyllis worked as a cook for the Flora Unit #35 School District for 32 years. She loved her church family at New Hope Pentecostal Church and enjoyed family gatherings and cookouts, spending time with her great-granddaughters, singing, and cooking for family.
Phyllis is survived by her son: Mike Pickel and fiancée Karen Smith of Clay City; 3 grandchildren: Emily (Jeramia) Blackwell of Flora, Noel Pickel (fiancée Nathan Whitehead) of Flora, and Noah Pickel of Flora; 2 great-granddaughters: Chloe and Kylie Blackwell; siblings: Edna (Dennis) White of Decatur, Sharon Davis of Flora, Sandy (Don) Blackwell of Flora, Gerald (Penny) Griffith of Greenfield, IN, and Terry (Gary) Lane of Flora; brother-in laws: Bob (Barb) Tackitt of Flora, Jim (Aleta) Tackitt of Flora; sister-in-law: Patti (Morris) Gartman of Flora; along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother-in-law: Richard Davis, sister-in-law: Hattie (the late Jim) Ruger, and her in-laws: Harvey and Margaret Tackitt.
In keeping with Phyllis’ wishes, there will be no services. The family has requested that memorial donations may be made to the education fund for the great-grandchildren. Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora is assisting the family with arrangements.