Phyllis Gay (Workman) McCormack |
| Posted 2018-10-16 by mhenderson |
| Published in Today's News Herald on Oct. 7, 2018 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Phyllis Gay McCormack passed away at the age of 75 on September 28, 2018 surrounded by her family in her home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Phyllis, or as she was affectionately known to her family as Gay Gay, Gigi, Shorty or Grandma Gay, was born on October 17, 1942 in Murray, Kentucky to William and Marie (Turner) Workman. The family moved to Santa Monica, California where Phyllis attended school. Upon graduation from high school, Phyllis married Arthur Hoover Jr. Phyllis and Arthur had two sons, Arthur Neal and Arthur Darryl and raised them in southern California. While living in California, she loved to garden and had a fondness for growing heirloom tomatoes and frequently made Fried Green Tomatoes. Phyllis had a passion for ethnic food with a particular love for sushi. In 1978, Phyllis relocated to Arizona with her children and on January 2, 1982 married Wayne McCormack of Lake Havasu City. Phyllis worked as an Emergency 911 dispatcher for the city of Lake Havasu, supporting police and fire activity for 25 years, retiring in 2004. In retirement, she enjoyed traveling the West Coast in their fifth wheel and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. While gardening activities were quite limited in the Arizona desert, she did enjoy limited gardening via container gardening. She also became fond of feeding the hummingbirds which are year round residents of the desert. But perhaps her favorite pastime was watching Fox News, whose logo is now permanently etched into their plasma television screen. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 36 years, Wayne McCormack, sons Neal of Phoenix and Darryl and his husband Joel of Parker, Colorado, stepsons Pat McCormack and his wife Vicki and Terry McCormack and his wife Sandy, both of Lake Havasu City and stepdaughter Peggy Ewald and her husband John of Reno, Nevada along with eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, six brothers and sisters and her four legged furry companions, Dolly and Shadow. Please join as we celebrate Phylliss life on November 10, 2018 at 2:00 pm at the Hampton Inn 245 London Bridge Rd. Lake Havasu City. Finally, it is important to recognize Peggy Ewald, who selflessly provided loving in home care allowing Phyllis the ability to spend her final days in her home in a dignified and comfortable manner. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Phylliss name to Hospice of Havasu 365 S. Lake Havasu Ave. Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86403. Arrangements were entrusted to Parker Funeral Home, Parker, AZ. |
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