Patricia Phillips

Patricia Phillips

Jan.16, 1933-Nov. 11, 2023

Patricia "Pat" Cline Phillips passed away Saturday ,Nov. 11, 2023, at age 90.

Pat was born in Spokane on Jan. 16, 1933, to parents Russel and Mabel Cline. At the time, her father worked for the Spokesman-Review in Spokane. However, as this was the early years of the depression, he was soon out of a job and so the family moved near Kahlotus to join Russel's father, Emery Cline, on the farm.

Pat spent the first nine years of her life on that farm, within walking distance of the Sandhills, a frequent and favorite spot to play for both Pat and her young...