Phelps, Anne

Anne Phelps, 78, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, passed away

on April 5th, 2022 at Atrium Pineville Hospital, after a lengthy hospital stay, with family by her side. The beloved wife of John W. Phelps for 45 years, Anne was born March 2nd 1944, in Hartford, CT to the late Richard and Althea (Heimer) Lane and grew up in East Hartford, CT. She graduated from Lawrence Memorial Hospital Nursing School in 1965 and later graduated from their Nurse Anesthetist School in 1972. Over the next 42 years Anne worked as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at several hospitals in the Hartford, CT and Worcester, MA regions before finally retiring in 2014. Over the years Anne and her husband John have lived in Meriden, CT and Holland, MA before moving to Fort Mill, SC in 2016.

Anne was a devoted wife, mother, nana and sister, who cherished time with family. She had the biggest heart and gentle nature with a great sense of humor. Anne enjoyed doing crafts, cooking, gardening and shopping. In addition to her husband, John, she is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughter and son-in-law, Corinne and Jeffrey Tate of Fort Mill, SC; two granddaughters, Madison and Julia Tate. She also leaves her brother Jonathan Lane and his wife Tina, of Vernon; her sisters, Deborah Breton of East Windsor and Susan Neeves of Deltona, FL; also many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her sisters, Nancy Main, Ellen Pollard, and Cynthia Macri and her brother, Richard Lane III. Calling Hours for Anne will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Ave, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108. A Funeral Home Service will occur Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.NewkirkandWhitney.com for the Phelps family. In lieu of flowers a donation in her memory can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www.jdrf.org or JDRF, 200 Vessy Street, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10281

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