Phyllis was born May 26, 1924, in St. Petersburg, Pa., to John Guy Miller and Cecilia Mary (Hall) Miller. She ventured west to Seattle with a girlfriend, where she met and became engaged to the love of her life, Robert MacGillivray. They married in Oil City, Pa., May 7, 1949. In 1956 they bought an optometric practice in Tillamook and made their home there. Phyllis worked for her husband's optometric practice as a bookkeeper and as a homemaker while raising their two children. Phyllis was a longtime member of the Tillamook chapter of Sweet Adelines, singing competitively in a quartet and with the chorus. Phyllis was a member of the St. Alban's Episcopal Church where she volunteered in various capacities over the years. Phyllis lived life with the glass half full. She was cheerful and kind to others and to animals. She was intellectual and her own person, acting with courage and fortitude. Phyllis is survived by her sister, Jean Lenser of Ohio; brother, John Miller of Florida; daughter, Bonnie MacGillivray and her husband, Craig Bateman of Portland; son, Bill MacGillivray and his wife, Nancy of Portland; granddaughter, Michelle Niktab and her husband, Ian; and grandson, Grant MacGillivray. Phyllis loved flowers. She also supported the Humane Society, St. Alban's, Tillamook County Library and Tillamook YMCA. Anything dedicated to her memory is greatly appreciated. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, in St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Tillamook. A private inurnment will be held in Willamette National Cemetery, Portland. Arrangements in care of Waud's Funeral Home, Tillamook.