Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 11:14 am
BUTLER, Phyllis Bowery, died on Sunday, January 20.  Phyllis is survived by two sons, Ryland Christian and his wife Scottie Hedberg, of Tappahannock; Andrew Butler, III, of Montclair, New Jersey; and step-daughter Ann Myers of Montpelier. She is survived by six grandchildren, Benjamin and Tonya Christian, Dena Boggs Long, and Andrea, Marina, and Blake Butler; six great grandchildren and two brothers, Raymond Bowery of Lawrenceville, Ga., Leon Bowery of Charles City, and their wives Jane and Gerry.
She was predeceased by husbands Warren Christian and Andrew Butler, Jr. Phyllis was born on July 13, 1928 on the family farm in Quinton.  When she was young, Phyllis became the lady of the house with a father and four brothers when her mother left them. From a young age she began taking care of her family and it was this sense of duty and responsibility to care for those she loved that guided her all her life. Keeping a clean house and making sure those she loved were well fed was important.  She especially loved to be outside gardening or somewhere on the water. Phyllis worked for the Hill Directory Company, later R. L. Polk, for nearly 40 years.  After retiring she then went to work in the gift shop at the Richmond International Airport for close to 15 years. And even as her body started to fail, she still spoke of going back to work.

A celebration of Phyllis’ life will take place at 2p.m. on Saturday, February 2, at Providence United Methodist Church, 4001 New Kent Hwy, Quinton, Va., 23141, with interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at a reception in the parish hall immediately following interment.

Phyllis, like her grandmother, often said “I want my flowers while I’m living” so in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Providence United Methodist Building Fund at the same address.