Mary Ellen Phillis Mary Ellen Phillis, age 104, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2013 at SpringMeade HealthCenter, Tipp City. She was born on June 24, 1909 in Fletcher, Ohio, to the late Ephraim and Grace Henning Bair. Her husband, Thomas B. Phillis, preceded her in death on June 3, 1992. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, T. Dean Becky Phillis of West Milton, Ohio; three grandchildren: Debby Hohne of Kettering, Ohio, Jay Vickie Howell of Troy, Ohio, and Deanna Tony Baron of Beavercreek, Ohio; five great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Connie Howell; sister, Jane Bissett; and brother, Sherman Bair. She was a 1928 graduate of Piqua High School. She was a lifelong homemaker and a loved "granny" by everyone who knew her. She would put a smile on people's faces with her great sense of humor. Mrs. Phillis was a member of the Tipp City United Methodist Church; Tipp City Senior Citizens; charter member of the Town & Country Grandmothers Club No. 329; member of The Owl Club of Ohio; and a 56 year member of the Troy Pocahontas No. 130. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Friends may call from 1:00PM to 2:00PM on Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.