Phyllis B. (McCoy) Rust |
| Posted 2008-06-30 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Sunday, November 18, 2007 Phyllis B. Rust passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, at Hospice Family Care, with family near. She was 86. Phyllis was born Feb. 3, 1921, in Amherst, Nova Scotia, daughter of Dora May and Cecil L. McCoy. She came to the United States at the age of 7, residing in New York and Pennsylvania. Phyllis graduated from Trott Vocational School in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and became a U.S. citizen on Dec. 7. 1942. Ten years later, she relocated to Tempe, Ariz., where she met her future husband, Bart Rust. They were married Dec. 19, 1953, and settled in Maricopa, Ariz., where they farmed cotton until moving to Chandler in 1965. Phyllis always remembered her years in Maricopa as some of the best of her life. She especially enjoyed the summer afternoons spent at the community pool, and the bridge parties she and Bart would host in their home. In 1970, they moved north to Prescott, and fell in love with a new town. Her favorite career was as a homemaker, but she also worked as a bank teller and secretary over the years and was the church secretary at Trinity Presbyterian Church from 1972 to 1978. She spent many of her years in Arizona as a church and civic volunteer. In Maricopa, she was one the original organizers of the Communtiy Church. She served as Secretary/Treasurer in the local Rotary Club. She wrote articles about Maricopa life for the Casa Grande Dispatch. In Chandler and Prescott, she participated in church choir for many years, and for 13 years sang with the Prescott Chorale. She was a member of Daughters of the British Empire, Phi Sigma Alpha Sorority, Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Republican Women's Club and Trinity Presbyterian Church. Phyllis had an intense desire to preserve history, which spurred her to do extensive genealogy research after moving to Prescott. The result was the production of two large volumes of family history, one of her family and one of Bart's. A most memorable event in her life was a trip to Nova Scotia in the 1980s, after an absence of over 50 years. There, she reconnected with her many relatives and met countless new family members. Family and friends were everything to Phyllis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bart, and infant grandson Garrett. She is survived by children Mike Rust, Karen Rust, Gayle Rust Kreek (Jeff) and Warren Rust (Kim). She is also survived by her grandchildren Heather, Gary, Geneva, Andy, Alex, Liz, Becki, Kirsten, Jordan and Campbell; too many cousins and family to count in Canada; and many special, beloved friends in Maricopa and Prescott and elsewhere. The family would like to extend our gratitude for the compassionate care provided by the nurses and physicians at Yavapai Regional Medical Center and Hospice Family Care, and especially, Dr. Ellen Bunch. A Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Prescott. Arrangements entrusted to Sunrise Funeral Home. Information provided by survivors. |
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