Philip Brownlee

Philip D. Brownlee, 67, of Thayer, KS passed away Monday, May 11th at Elm Haven East Nursing Center in Parsons KS. No services are planned at this time.
Phil was born March 13, 1948 the son of Billy B. and Marnetta Smith Brownlee in San Diego, CA. He attended schools and graduated high school in El Cajon, CA in 1966. He went on to obtain his Masters Degree at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Co.
He built his own church in Fowler, KS but later moved to Wichita, KS where he was appointed pastor at Waco United Methodist Church. He then moved to Kansas City and was the pastor at the Metropolitan UMC. Later he relocated to southeast Kansas where he was the pastor for the Thayer and Galesburg United Methodist Churches. The last church he pastored was Trinity United Methodist Church of Coffeyville, KS. He also enjoyed teaching Sociology at Neosho County Community College. He had lived in this area for 22 years.
He is survived by daughter Kaye Brownlee-France and her husband, Justin, of Owasso, OK and sister Debra Hallahan of Julian, CA. He is preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials can be made to the Parsons Pet Hospital in Parsons, KS and may be sent to Potts Chapel in Cherryvale Ks.