Biography: Phyllis Dillaha Brandon died January 11, 2020, she was 84.  She is survived by sons James Alexander Brandon and wife, Ann Heisenfelt, of Fort Washington, Md., and Philip Dillaha Brandon and wife Diana of Little Rock. A baby boy did not survive birth. She also had two grandchildren, Darby Brandon of New York and Trent Brandon (Maggie) of Little Rock and a great grand-daughter Avey-Kait. She had three nieces, Marcia Godbee of Zachary, La.; Melissa Nichols of Cedar City, Utah; Dr. Jennifer Dillaha of Little Rock; and one nephew, Martin Dillaha, also of Little Rock.
   
She was predeceased by her parents, Vera Burt and Calvin A. Dillaha, and brothers, Dr. Calvin Jackson Dillaha of Little Rock and William Burt Dillaha of Dallas.
  
Her journalistic career dominated her life beginning when she was associate editor of the Tiger at Little Rock Central High School, and received a degree in journalism at the University of Arkansas where she was associate editor of the Arkansas Traveler.  At Fayetteville, she was also social chairman of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, secretary of the Senior Class, named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and a member of Mortar Board. 

Brandon is a member of the University of Arkansas Journalism Hall of Fame, has been recognized by Watershed for her work in philanthropic journalism, and was named the first Arkansas Woman of the Year by Women and Children First in 2007.
 
She was a member of the Pulaski County Democratic Committee, the Pulaski County Election Committee and was a delegate twice to the Democratic National Convention.
   
Following graduation, she married and was involved with the community while she reared her two sons. She was president of the Little Rock PTA Council and president of the Trinity Cathedral Churchwomen and of the Leawood Heights Garden Club.
 
For 25 years she was editor of High Profile for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She was a member of Club 99 Rotary.
    
Her last years she lived at Fox Ridge Retirement Center.
    
A lifelong Episcopalian, the funeral will be at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock AR 72223 at 3pm on Thursday, January 16, 2020, with a reception to follow. The family will hold a visitation from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday the 15th at Ruebel Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers gifts may be made to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church http://www.stmargaretschurch.org/give/.  Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com