Phyllis Pond

Phyllis Joan Ruble Pond (October 25, 1930 – September 22, 2013) was an American educator and politician.

Phyllis Pond
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 85th district
In office November 4, 1992 – September 22, 2013
Preceded by	Constituency established[1]
Succeeded by	Casey Cox
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 20th district
In office November 3, 1982 – November 4, 1992
Preceded by	Jim Jontz[2]
Succeeded by	Mary Kay McMahon Budak
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 15th district
In office November 8, 1978 – November 3, 1982
Preceded by	Arthur Chester Hayes[3]
Succeeded by	Esther Lillian Harper Fifield
Personal details
Born	October 25, 1930
Died	September 22, 2013(2013-09-22) (aged 82)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	George Walter Pond ​ ​ (m. 1951; died 2022)​ [4]
Children	3
Alma mater	Ball State University Indiana State University

Born in Warren, Indiana, Pond grew up on a farm near there and graduated from Warren High School; she then received her degrees in education from Ball State University and Indiana State University. Pond then taught school in different places and then in New Haven, Indiana, where she lived. Pond served in the Indiana House of Representatives as a Republican from 1978 until her death in 2013. Pond died in New Haven, Indiana just before her retirement from the Indiana House of Representatives took effect.^[5][6][7]