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Roberta Lynn "Bert" Phillips, 68, of Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania died Saturday, August 29, 2026, at her home.
Born February 7, 1958, in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Arnold E. and Doris (McClain) Hicks. Roberta was a graduate of Hughesville High School, class of 1976. She had previously worked as an EMT with the Danville Ambulance Company, and the East Lycoming Ambulance Association. After retiring as an EMT, she was the manager of the Sonestown County Inn. Roberta was a member of the Picture Rocks Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Picture Rocks Volunteer Fire Company for 42 years. Roberta served in several roles including former ambulance captain and fire company secretary. She was vice president of Picture Rocks Cemetery Company and was a committee member of the Hughesville Business Association.
Surviving is a son, Jeremy (Kelli) Hicks, of Unityville; a daughter, Amanda (Shane) Gottschall, of Hughesville; two granddaughters, Amber and Caroline Hicks; two grandsons, Landon and Jacob Gottschall; two sisters, Nancy and Doris Jean Hicks, of Picture Rocks; a brother, David (Patricia) Hicks, of Picture Rocks; and several nieces and nephews. Also surviving is her good friend and former husband, Timothy Phillips, of Muncy Valley.
In addition to her parents, Roberta was preceded in death by a son, Brandon; a brother, Gerald Hicks; and a great niece, Jessica Hicks.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2026, at McCarty-Thomas Funeral Home, 557 E. Water St. Hughesville, with Pastor Robert Bieber officiating. Burial will follow at Picture Rocks Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the funeral home.
The family will provide the flowers and suggest memorial contributions be made in Roberta's name to the Picture Rocks Volunteer Fire Co., P.O. Box 408, Picture Rocks, Pa., 17762, or to the Jessica Ann Hicks Foundation, P.O. Box 330, Picture Rocks, Pa., 17762.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at mccartythomas.com.