Phyllis J. McGrath, age 79 of Fairborn, passed away Friday, August 8, 2014. She was born March 19, 1935 in Dayton to the late Daniel and Grace (Glick) Ward. Phyllis was preceded in death by her first husband, Russell Poplin; son, William Reffett and great great-granddaughter, Nevaeh.
She is survived by her husband, Terry McGrath; daughters, Debbie Childer (Charlie Dagan), Misty Poplin (Josh Hamer), Carrie (Lawrence) Riggs and Jodi Poplin (Dave Rowe); grandchildren, Mandy, Stacey, Shawn, David, Chad, Todd, Josh, Stephen, April, Lecena, Cory, Zachery, Brianna, Noah, Nicolas, Isaiah, Cassandra, Symone, Sierra and Harley; great-grandchildren, Brett, CJ, Jacob, Gage, Brianna, Liberty, Alexis, Ashton, Lucas, Jayden, Tiffany, Tiffany, Brittney, Whyttney, Destynee, Bryon, Lyssa, Keshra, Jayon and Brennan; great great-grandchildren, Emmitt, James and Grace'Lynne
Phyllis enjoyed arts and crafts, and loved her coloring books and crayons. She was an avid reader and spent many hours tutoring kids with her studies.