Betty Ann Becker was born on May 25th, 1933, in Gowanda, New York. She was the only child of Lloyd Devillo Becker and Mariana Brown Becker to survive infancy. She grew up on a farm in Collins Center, New York. She graduated from high school at 16 as valedictorian of her class. Her mother died in 1950, shortly after Betty's high school graduation. She stayed on the farm to help her father until he died in 1959. She attended La Sierra University for one year. Her roommate, Lucy, started writing to her uncle Bill saying, "My roommate would be the best aunt." Her letters worked. Betty married Williard "Bill" Phillips on March 34, 1962.

Bill and Betty spent most of their married life in the mid-West, ending up in Nebraska. In the early 1990s, they moved to the Tri-Cities, Washington. Bill died in 1996, after 34 years of marriage. In her retirement, Betty developed a new devotional method which brought her joy and peace. She copied the Bible word for word. She did this for six years, copying the Bible multiple times. She also knit hundreds of mittens for Pasco, children. Betty passed away peacefully at home on November 5, 2023, cared for by her son and grandson in Richland, WA. She was 90 years of age. She is survived by her daughter, Melodie Williams, her son, David Phillips, and her grandchildren, Elizabeth, and AJ (Jeb) Selby.

If Betty touched your life in a positive way, in lieu of flowers, please donate to the Pasco Adventist Food and Diaper Bank now or as an on-going memorial.

Donations can be sent to Pasco Riverview Adventist Church, 605 N road 36 Pasco, WA 99301-3131. (Write Betty Phillips-Food Bank on the check.) To donate on-line, visit http://www.pascosda.com/givingsda.com Local offering Community Services. If you wish to further designate your donation, email riverview@pascosda.com with the name, date, and amount of the donation and tell them it is for the Betty Phillips Food and Diaper Bank donation.