PHYLLIS RENNER EVANS WALCH

Phyllis Renner Evans Walch Phyllis Renner Evans Walch's life of service to others ended at age 85 on March 14, 2013. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at Covenant United Methodist Church in Dothan on Sunday, March 17, at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service. Phyllis was born in Champaign, Illinois on March 16, 1927 to Phil and Edna Evans. She became an industrial chemist for 3M in Minneapolis and was involved in the invention of transparent adhesive tape. She worked as a Regional Director for the Girl Scouts in Alabama. She taught chemistry and was an administrator at Cottonwood High School and later was a Regional Vice President with KinderCare. She worked tirelessly as a volunteer with the Girl Scouts as a troop leader and camp director and with the American Red Cross as a disaster volunteer. Phyllis was actively involved with Chrysalis Girls' Home, SARCOA, P.E.O., Zonta International, and Kiwanis. She was a past president of The National Peanut Festival and Dothan Landmarks Foundation. She received many honors for service. President Bush named her a Point of Light in 1991. She and her husband were designated Paul Harris Fellows, the highest award given by Rotary International. She also served as a faithful member of Covenant United Methodist Church holding many positions there. She is survived by her husband, James Williams Walch, two daughters, Candy Carrigan (Richard) of Birmingham and Cindy Greene McPherson (Jim) of Grayslake, Illinois, her brother, Phil Evans (Trudy) of Eureka, Kansas, and three grandchildren, John Carrigan of Venice, California, Catherine Carrigan of Chicago, Illinois, and Elizabeth Carrigan Peasley (Christopher) of Nashville, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting that donations be made to the American Red Cross, Chrysalis Girls' Home, Habitat for Humanity, or Landmark Park. John Ridout's Funeral Parlors of Birmingham, (205) 251-5254, is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at www.dothaneagle.com.