Wilda C. (Hendricks) Stepp Phillips

Wilda Clara Hendricks was born September 27, 1926 in Winterset, Iowa, the daughter Oliver and Blanche (Myers) Hendricks. Wilda graduated from the Winterset High School in 1944 and upon graduation she worked in Des Moines for a bank and later in sales. She is survived by a daughter, Cynthia (Stepp) Peters and her husband, Kim of Fertile, Iowa; two sons, Jamie Stepp and his wife, Dawn of Leland, Iowa; Steve Stepp of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Laona (Hendricks) Goater and Margaret (Hendricks) Jones both of Winterset, Iowa and five grandchildren, Anne, Peters, Jamie, Mackenzie, Doug and Noah Stepp. She was preceded in death by her husbands, James Stepp and Glen Phillips; her parents; three brothers, William, Walter and Ralph Hendricks; and one sister, Ethel (Hendricks) Haines. In 1952, she married James W. Stepp of Des Moines. Three children were born to this union, Cynthia, Jamie and Steven Stepp. In 1968, Wilda married Orville Glen Phillips of Eagle Grove, Iowa, where she devoted her life to family and church. Often, Wilda could be found teaching adult and teen Sunday School at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church and was an active member of her congregation. She volunteered her service as chairperson for Meals on Wheels as well as other community service organizations. Wilda enjoyed cooking, antiquing, but most of all her family. She later moved to Forest City, Iowa to be near her grandchildren. Wilda was a wonderful mother and grandmother and was a ‘second mom’ to countless others, and always lived her life with quiet humility and integrity toward others. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Visitation: Saturday, 11:00 a.m. January 10, 2004, at North McDonald Cemetery Service: Memorials may be directed to Good Samaritan Center, 606 South 7th Street, Forest City, Iowa 50436 and expressions of sympathy for the family may be directed to her daughter, Cynthia Peters, P.O. Box 14, Forest City, Iowa 50436. Memorial: Jefferson Township, Madison County, Iowa