Phyllis Wells Smith, 92, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Garden Terrace, Overland Park, KS. She will be cremated and a memorial service will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 3pm. The service will be located at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 6306 Roe Ave, Prairie Village, KS, in the chapel.  Phyl was born and raised in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Burnett and Estelle Rothey. Born on Saint Patrick’s Day, she was always a fun-loving and friendly person whose appearance always belied her age. She loved life and was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was an excellent cook and excelled at entertaining family and friends. Phyl graduated from a two-year business school before becoming an airline hostess with TWA, where she travelled extensively. She left TWA when she started her family and became a high-fashion professional model in Kansas City and New York for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Jane and Mildred, her brother Bobby as well as her husbands Fred W. Wells, Sr. and David L. Smith. She is survived by her children Kelli Wells-Dubinsky; Prairie Village, KS, Kristi Wells; Grandview, MO, Fred W. Wells, Jr. (Janet); Sarasota, FL, her grandchildren Lisa Herman, Jessica Dubinsky, Micah Dubinsky, Andrew Wells, Kyle Wells and Monica Wells as well as her four great-grandchildren.