from the Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana)--issue of April 8, 1954--page 14, column 3
MRS. MYRTA PHILLIPS
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 o'clock at the Jones and Matthews Mortuary in Brownsburg for Mrs. Myrta Phillips, mother of Mrs. Leah Vernon and Chester Phillips, both of Brownsburg. A sister, Mrs. Pearl Griffith of Franklin also survives. Her death occurred on Sunday. Burial was made in Greenlawn cemetery.
Submitted By: Mike Phillips, mphillips1@kc.rr.com