Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

Phyllis Rae (Fish) Miland, 88, passed away peacefully April 14, 2020, in Colfax, Wash.

Phyllis was born at home on the farm in Oakesdale, Wash., February 21, 1932, to Frank & Alice Fish. She grew up in Oakesdale and liked to play basketball. She was her dad’s “boy”. Phyllis graduated from high school in 1949 and went on to attend college at Eastern Washington University for a year. She met Delbert E. Miland and they were married May 18, 1957. They made their home in Oakesdale for their entire lives. Delbert passed away November 28, 2014.

She had a laugh that was catching and made yo...