A “Celebration” of the Life of Beth W. Casida, age 92, will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Garland Road Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Percival and Rev. Alison Phillips Robuck officiating.  Burial will be in the Enid Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.    

Beth graced this earth on May 1, 1916 in Tulsa, OK and joined her Heavenly Father June 14, 2008.  She married her high school sweetheart, Philip Phillips in 1934, and they had two children: Philip Weaver and Phyllis Arline.  After her husband’s death in 1948, she spent 10 years as a widow before marrying her second husband, Del Casida.  She spent her childhood in Tulsa, OK and lived out her adult life in Colorado Springs, Tulsa, Taos, and finally moved to Enid in 1996. 

Beth was an active member of Garland Road Baptist Church until her health declined.  She enjoyed her membership in the Enid Symphony Auxiliary and her Symphony season tickets.  She loved people and delighted in surprising them with homemade hot rolls or brownies when they least expected it.  In 2004-05 she made and gave away over 400 pair of porcelain praying hands to relatives and friends.

Beth is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Phillips (Merle) of Enid; their daughters: Beth Kelly (Jim) of Birmingham, AL & Alison Robuck (Rob) of Minneapolis, MN.  Children of her son Philip:  Phil Phillips of Troy, MO; Phyllis Ann Phillips of Tulsa, and Jeff Phillips (Liz) of Cleveland, OK.  Step-children Ken Casida (Caroline) of Visalia, CA and their son, Mike (Melinda); and Kay Ross (Jim) of San Antonio, TX, and their children, Sheri Jones (Bob) and Ryan (Jennifer) Ross .   One sister, Vernus Crain (OKC), formerly of Tulsa.  Fourteen great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild.  Beth’s two husbands, her son, and three sisters preceded her in death.