Mrs. Phyllis (Ladd) Naylor, a former English teacher at Upper Moreland High School, passed away on Wednesday, December 11. She was 99.

Mrs. Naylor graduated early from Franklin High School and received her bachelor’s degree in English and Drama from West Chester University where she took double academic course loads to graduate early. She accepted the position at Upper Moreland High when was 19 years old, her obituary said.

Mrs. Naylor directed and performed in plays at the Pelham Manor Women’s Club and wrote a series of children’s stories. She later acted in plays at the Bucks County Community Theater, one of which included her Carol Burnett-style portrayal in “You Can’t Take It With You.”

On February 1, 1957 at age 32, she survived a plane crash in New York that was documented in the book “Tiger on a Leash.”

At age 91, Mrs. Naylor walked in the 2017 Women’s March in Philadelphia carrying a sign that read “91 Strong – Women Must Be Seen and Heard”, her obituary said.

Services for Phyllis have not been scheduled at this time, her obituary said.

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