Pamela Phillips
Oct. 21, 1947 – April 16, 2019

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Pamela R. Phillips, often described as the most kind and gentle person anyone has ever met, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, after a long battle with breast cancer.

She was surrounded by loved ones, exactly how she would have wanted it to be.

Born in 1947, in New Jersey, she traveled around with her parents and 6 siblings, like the typical Army Brats they were, as she used to say. Some of her fondest childhood memories were from the years living on Guam, running around barefoot on the island.

They eventually moved back to the States, where she said she could never get used to an ocean being cold. Arizona is where she started her family and her nearly 50 year career with Social Security.

Family, friends and work brought her to Lake County in the 1980s where she met and fell in love with a new chapter in her life, Raymond Phillips. Pam and Ray had over 35 wonderful years together; they truly had a love like no other.

Pam was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to all. She leaves behind her loving husband, Ray; her four children, Misty, Daniel, Kehaulani and Maheanani; her 15 grandchildren; five of her siblings; tons of nieces and nephews; and countless others that she took in as her own over the years.

There was never a person Pamela met that she didn’t consider family. She will be profoundly missed by every individual that had the privilege to knowing her.

A celebration of life and potluck will be held at Pamela’s favorite place to be, Robinson Rancheria in the banquet hall, on Sunday, May 5, at 1 p.m. Please come adorned with your Pamela-inspired hat. For any questions, please contact Pam’s daughter Nani at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357, or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.