Ruth Darlene Mann Phillips, 61, of Browns Ridge Road, Lerona, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Rockin' Chair Residential Care in Lerona with her family by her side. Born January 8, 1962, in Princeton, she was the daughter of the late Clyde A. Mann and Dorothy Maxine Keaton Mann. Darlene loved her Lord and was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She was very active and a member of Cooks Chapel Baptist Church and had worked as a Pre-K teacher at Pipestem Christian Academy. Darlene was a Prayer Warrior.  She enjoyed writing poems, reading books and being with her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Tony Phillips. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Logan Tyler Phillips; Two brothers, Wayne Mann and wife Sue and Ricky Mann and companion Yvonne Goodwin; Very special cousin, Leisa Lucas and husband Ernie; Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. The family has honored Darlene's request to be cremated.  Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Keaton Cemetery, Indian Ridge, Road, Pipestem.  Those attending the services are requested to meet at the cemetery.  The family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations be sent  in Darlene's memory to, Pipestem Christian Academy, P.O. Box 49, Pipestem, WV 25979. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com . The Phillips family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.