Wesa Palmer Phillips

February 18, 1934 - April 5, 2015

In Loving Memory Wesa Palmer Phillips Wesa Phillips, God fearing Daughter of Opal and Milton Palmer of Dayton, Oregon passed away peacefully with her family and caregivers by her side on Easter Sunday April 5, 2015 at the age of 81. She is survived by her partner of 40 years Shirley Rod, sisters Olivia Heizenreter, Paula Palmer and Dorothy Baker; has two surviving children, LeAnn Rollins and Byron Phillips, four Grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She has several Nieces, Nephews and cousins. In March she enjoyed a heartwarming reunion with her sisters, Olive and Paula thanks to her Nephew Matthew and niece Susan. Wesa was a lifelong resident of Dayton, Oregon, who put herself through college to become an RN and worked at several local nursing homes and at OHSU. Later in life she did hand assembly at a company in Newberg. She was a brave cancer survivor who never complained. Besides her love for her family and friends, Wesa loved gardening and nature, cooking, sewing crocheting, and crafts. She always kept her mind and hands busy, and her handwork was of heirloom quality. She spent many summers canning and preserving local produce. Like her Grandmother before her, she had a love for dogs and always had one to share her life with and they were always spoiled rotten. Birds and flowers were among her favorite things, and she got great pleasure from learning all she could about the earth and all the animals in it. She played piano beautifully for many years. Her favorite color was always yellow because it was happy like sunshine. Wesa was very loved by her family and friends. If you were her friend, she would keep you for life. She was known for her kind nature, loving spirit, and amazing sense of humor. She will be sorely missed. The family would like to extend a special thanks to her wonderful caregivers Teresa and Meckenzie for treating Wesa with love and respect, and making the remainder of her life as comfortable as possible. Memorial donations may be made in Wesa’s name to the Dayton, Oregon Volunteer Fire Department.