Phyllis Joanne Zimmerman, 88 of Spring City died at her residence, Wednesday December 3, 2025.

She was born to Rueben and Lena Zehr on May 28, 1937 in Normal, Illinois. Her Dad was a pastor and had a local Sunday morning radio ministry broadcast called “God’s Half Hour” and ran from 1936 to 1971. It was during one of those messages when Phyllis, at age 5, trusted Jesus Christ as her Savior.

Upon graduation from high school, Phyllis majored in education at Moody Bible Institute and Wheaton College. Her first teaching assignment was for two years in a public school in Bloomington, IL, where she taught third and fourth grades. The summer in between those two years, she attended an Unevangelized Fields Mission Candidate School and was accepted as a member of that ministry. At the end of her second year teaching, she resigned and left for an opportunity to teach in a school for missionary children in Belem, Brazil. Although she was committed to spend the rest of her life there, a back injury brought her home. After recovering she served at Bible Witness Camp in the Township of Pembroke, near Kanakee, IL and soon worked as a teacher in the school.

Phyllis met Dwight Zimmerman in early summer of 1967, and then served for a month at Cedine that year. Just a few months later, they were engaged, and then married in May of 1968, then moved to Cedine Bible Mission where they served the Lord together until He called her home.

Phyllis is survived by her husband Dwight of 57 years, and a very large and loving family of 5 children, Stephen (Joan) Zimmerman, Phillip (Julia) Zimmerman, Timothy (Bobbie) Zimmerman, Susan Zimmerman (Ken) Adams, Keren Zimmerman (Craig) Baca, 21 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren.

Many family members and friends have preceded her in death. What a great reunion took place the day she went home to be with her Lord Jesus.

Visitation will be held at Vaughn Funeral Home on Friday, December 5, 2025 from 6pm until 8pm. Funeral Service will be Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:30am with visitation at 9:30am at Christian Fellowship Church in Grandview, TN. Burial will follow at Cedine Bible Mission Cemetery with a meal to follow at the Jubilee Center.

Vaughn Funeral Home of Spring City is in charge of the arrangements for Phyllis Zimmerman. Please share your memories and condolences with her family ay www.vaughn-funeral-home.com