ORONO – Vaun J. Phillips, 103, died Dec. 7, 2006, at the home of Doris Phillips, in Hermon. She was born March 2, 1903, in Danforth, the daughter of Ewen and Ellen “Nellie” (Pinkerton) Jenkins. She and her husband, E. Merle Phillips, were married in Danforth, July 30, 1924, and made their home in Orono, where they enjoyed many years of happiness with family and friends. Upon his death in February 1978, the organizations to which they had belonged and her family became an important part of her life. Vaun was a member of the Orono United Methodist Church, Knyvetta Rebekah Lodge of Searsport and previously a member of the Star of Hope Rebekah Lodge No. 117 of Orono, during which time she filled many offices. She was a past district deputy of District No. 21. She was also a member of the Riverside Grange No. 273 of North Brewer and Penobscot Pomona No. 8. She served as a pianist for the organizations for a period of 40 years. She was honored with the presentation of the Boston Post Cane Dec. 11, 2001, as the oldest citizen of Orono. She is survived by her nephew, Philip Gilpatrick of Florida; two nieces, Patricia Fitzgerald of Orono and Diana Moore and her husband, Tim, of Connecticut; her sister-in-law, Doris Phillips of Hermon and her family, as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews. A spring memorial service will be announced at a later date. A service of Brookings-Smith, Labeau Chapel, Orono.
VAUN J. PHILLIPS
