Polly Phillips, April 10, 1926 — May 17, 2019

Polly’s Obituary Polly M. (White) Phillips, 93, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2019. Polly was born on April 10, 1926 in Nashua, NH, the only child of Hazel L. (Spaulding) and Rolla T. White. She grew up in Merrimack, NH and was a descendant of Samuel L. Spaulding, one of the original settlers of the town.

She had a lifelong fondness for her hometown and among her favorite memories were her elementary school days in a two-room schoolhouse. She graduated in 1944 from Northfield Seminary, Northfield, MA (now Northfield Mount Herman) and in 1947 from Colby Junior College, New London, NH (now Colby-Sawyer College). She was employed by New England Telephone & Telegraph Company in New Hampshire and Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company in Washington, DC.

She was predeceased by her husband, James Phillips, whom she married in 1958. They enjoyed 32 years of marriage residing in Manchester, NH and a life centered around their home and raising their two daughters. Polly was a wonderful homemaker, loved tending her flower gardens, and enjoyed her travels to many locations in the US, Canada and Europe.

Polly was recently recognized for her 60 years of membership at the First Congregational Church in Manchester. In later years, she resided in Auburn, ME and most recently in Dover, NH. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Susan and Peter Bunker, and Laurie and Mark Ota; her grandchildren, Sarah Carter and her husband Benjamin, Jennifer Coffin and her husband David, Victoria Bunker and James Ota; and four great-grandchildren, Liam, Ellie, Sam and Noah, who brought her great delight in recent years.

There will be a private graveside service at Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack. Memorial donations in Polly’s memory can be made to the First Congregational Church, 508 Union Street, Manchester, NH 03104.

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