Anita Marie Phillips, 54, passed away March 7, 2020, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina. She was born on January 16, 1966, at Abilene, Texas, to Claude Darrell & Rose Mary (Wapelhorst) Phillips.

A lifetime Great Bend resident, Anita was a daycare provider. She was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose and Altar Society. She volunteered for many years at CKMC. She loved gardening and crocheting. She especially loved animals, children and writing stories.

Survivors include, her mother, Rose Mary Phillips of Great Bend; a sister, Angela (Phillips) McClure and husband Doug of Sioux City, Iowa; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Claude Darrell Phillips; and her grandparents.

Services previously announced for March 28, 2020, have been postponed to a later date when health restrictions are more relaxed.

Memorials have been suggested to Barton County Relay for Life, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.