Phyllis Eleanor Egbert Lane died Aug. 13 at Community Hospital. She was 94.

Phyllis was born to Earls Egbert Sr. and Edna McKenzie Egbert on March 4, 1914, in Victoria, Ill. The family moved to Grand Junction in 1926, and here Phyllis attended school until her graduation from Grand Junction High School in 1932. Phyllis entered the nurse training program in the old St. Mary’s Hospital on Colorado Avenue following her graduation. Her training was interrupted by illness about midway through, and she later became a licensed practical nurse, working in that profession in Colorado and California until her retirement. She married Julian Lane Jr. in 1936. She was a longtime member of of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and worked in the church’s community service program and the home visitation program for shut-ins in Denver.

Phyllis’ favorite hobbies were reading, working crossword puzzles and caring for her plants. She loved the beauty and wonder of God’s creation: sunsets, thunderstorms, mountain scenes, and was a lover of beautiful music, poetry and prose. Most of all, she loved and treasured the people in her life; her family and friends. She always enjoyed recounting the good times she had experienced with each of them. And each one was kept faithfully in her daily prayers.

Survivors include her son Rustin Lane; two grandsons; and three great-granddaughters.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian; brother Earl Egbert Jr.; and sister Margery Egbert Bosier.

A memorial service was held Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Fruita Seventh-day Adventist Church. Cremation arrangements are under the care and direction of Martin Mortuary.