Phillips, Marilyn L. 1947-2025 Ellisville, Mo.

ELLISVILLE, Mo. – Marilyn Louise (Hydorn) Phillips, 78, of Ellisville, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at a care facility in Wildwood, Missouri. She was born in Cainsville, Missouri, on May 10, 1947, daughter of Forrest and Jaunita (Snow) Hydorn.

After graduating from Cainsville High School, Marilyn married her childhood sweetheart, Larry Dale Phillips, on July 4, 1965 and moved to St. Joseph to start a family. While there, Marilyn worked as a hostess at the Fredrick Inn Steakhouse for several years where she enjoyed joking with the regulars. She was also a member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association and won numerous awards for her sharpshooting skills in the 1970s. Marilyn and Larry relocated to Springfield, Missouri, in 1989 and eventually became full-time RVers in 2000, spending the majority of their time in Florida.

Marilyn liked taking the “Rolly House” to visit her grandkids where she taught them the intricacies of “Grandma’s Rummy” and used her sewing skills to spoil them with custom Halloween costumes. The grandkids loved laughing with their Mam-ma and Pam-pa, who were married for 56 years before Larry’s passing in 2022.

Marilyn is survived by: daughters, Shelly (Robert) Aden, of Ballwin, Missouri, and Stacey (Scott) Wade, of Bloomington, Illinois; grandchildren, Philip Aden, Grant (Emily) Aden, Emily Wade, and Matthew Wade; and siblings, Carol (Vic) Buntin, of Mt. Moriah, Missouri, Doyle (Carolyn) Hydorn, of Corydon, Iowa, and Leslie (Joyce) Hydorn, of Unionville, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and great-grandson, Emmanuel “Manny” Aden. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.