Phyllis Lee Dooley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

PHYLLIS LEE DOOLEY 1928 - 2014 Phyllis Lee (Billings-Miller) Dooley age 86 of Plattsmouth, NE passed away, peacefully, on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Plattsmouth. She was born on September 4, 1928 to Mearl Oliver and Alice Lena (Story) Billings in Riverton, IA. She was raised and schooled in Council Bluffs, IA and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. She met Robert "Bob" Alton Miller and they were later married on August 6, 1945 in Council Bluffs. Phyllis and Bob made their home in Council Bluffs, IA, until 1948 when they moved to Plattsmouth, NE. She was a stay at home mom and a homemaker. Bob passed away and Phyllis began working outside the home. She had worked for seven years in Plattsmouth and Bellevue, NE. Phyllis met Marvin LeRoy Dooley and they were married on October 23, 1972 in Bellevue, NE. Phyllis and Marvin lived in Plattsmouth and later, due to their failing health, they lived at the Golden Living Center in Plattsmouth. Phyllis donated her body to science at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. She was a member of Community of Christ Church in Nebraska City, NE. Phyllis is survived by her husband: Marvin Dooley of Plattsmouth, NE, daughter: Loris Wiles of Omaha, NE, son: Keith Miller and wife Jeanette of Lyons, CO, daughter-in-law: Alice Miller of Beaver Lake, NE, step-daughter: Charlotte Thomas and husband John of Pollock Pines, CA, three step-sons: John Dooley of Livermore, CA, Ken Dooley and wife Melanie of Keller TX, Steve Dooley and wife Karin Dooley of Casper, WY, seventeen grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents: Mearl and Alice Billings, first husband: Robert "Bob" Miller, brother: Gerald Billings, and son: Ronald Miller. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, December 8, 2014 at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Plattsmouth with Pastor Jim Spanjers officiating, Connie Halouska as organist, and Devyn Anderson, Jesse Lee, Micah Lee, and Caleb Dickerson as vocalists. Interment of Cremains will be at a later date at Riverton Cemetery in Riverton, IA. The family suggests memorials to the Friends of the Library and/or the Plattsmouth Senior Center both of Plattsmouth.

Phyllis Lee Dooley

September 4, 1928 - November 30, 2014