Phyllis Jeanne Switzer

Phyllis Jeanne Switzer, 78, of Frisco, TX passed away peacefully at home on August 8, 2024.

No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

She was born Phyllis Jeanne Swearengin on December 27,1945 to William R. (Bob) Swearengin and Geneva Mary (Jenny) Shippen. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, she attended Denver Public Schools including Abraham Lincoln High School where she met her future husband in sixth period study hall. Following public school, she graduated from Central Business College in Denver.

She spent summer weekends fishing and camping with her Mom, Dad, and Brother. She got an early start in the working world by clerking at the Friendly Drug every weekend she wasn’t camping with her family. Phyll married Joe Switzer in February 1967. Joe joined the U. S. Air Force, and they lived and traveled from California to New York to North Carolina.

After the military they moved to Milliken, Colorado while Joe was in graduate school. From there to Johnstown, Colorado where they lived and worked for 14 years. She was hired as the Johnstown Assistant Town Clerk and eventually became Town Clerk. A position she held until 1990. Phyllis and Joe made many friends while in the Johnstown-Milliken area. She enjoyed raising two daughters, watching them grow, cheering them on in their activities throughout the school years. She enjoyed camping with friends and family. She was also a member of Estrellita. Due to a job change, Phyllis and Joe moved to Amarillo in 1994. There she was an accounts payable clerk for Maxor National Pharmacy Corporation until her retirement in 2008.

She is preceded in death by her parents and several cousins.

She is survived by her husband Joe of Frisco, Texas, a brother Paul (Susan) Swearengin of Crossville, Tennessee, daughters Lisa (Dru) Bryant of Coppell, Texas, Amy (Ernie) Collie of Amarillo, Texas and five grandchildren Chris, Sydney, Matt, Montana, and Lauren.