Obituary of Phyllis Marie Polk

BORN: PHYLLIS M PLATT NOVEMBER 7, 1931 WOODBURY NEW JERSEY LIVED IN WOODBURY WITH BROTHER WOODY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATED FROM GLASSBORO STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE ( ROWAN COLLEGE) TAUGHT FOURTH GRADE IN WOODBURY FOR FOUR YEARS UNTIL BIRTH OF FIRST CHILD MARRIED ALAN M POLK JUNE 22,1957. CYNTHIA BORN JANUARY 20, 1959. CRAIG APRIL 2, 1960 CAROL AUGUST 11, 1963 AND CLARK APRIL 4,1965 MOVED MANY TIMES AS ALAN’S CAREER MOVED THE FAMILY AROUND. PLACES INCLUDED, BALTIMORE, PITTSBURGH, ERIE, WOODBURY, FAIRFAX, LAKE OF THE WOODS AND FINALLY ASHBURN PHYLLIS WAS A WONDERFUL HOMEMAKER, RAISED THE CHILDREN TO BECOME FORTHRIGHT CITIZENS AND EVENTUALLY GIVE HER NINE GRANDCHILDREN. PHYLLIS LIKED TO PLAY SOCIAL BRIDGE, TRAVEL ( 5 EUROPEAN TRIPS, SOUTH EAST ASIA INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, 17 CRUISES, AND 27 TIMESHARE EXCHANGES AROUND THE U.S. ) SHE ALSO SERVED HER CHURCH AS STEWARD AT LAKE OF THE WOODS. ASHBY PONDS HAS BEEN ONE OF HER HAPPIEST EXPERIENCES IN RETIREMENT. SHE DOESN’T LIKE TO COOK, ENJOYS THE FELLOWSHIP, ACTIVITIES AND WONDERFUL STAFF SERVING HER EVERY NEED.