Adeline Amelia Gilbert Lillard

Farrar Funeral Homes Corporation 411 W. Broadway Blvd. Jefferson City, TN 37760 Phone (865) 475-3892 Fax (865) 475-9916 OBITUARY: ADELINE AMELIA GILBERT, died January 19, 2006 at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. She was born July 22, 1908 in Ocoee, TN, to John Alderson Gilbert and Nora Lavinia Gilbert. She lived most of her adult life in Jefferson City, TN. She graduated from Polk County High School in 1927 in Benton, TN, and taught in a one room schoolhouse. She married Wallace ?Ras? Lillard on November 11, 1927 in Polk County. While she and her husband lived in Athens, she attended Tennessee Wesleyan College, In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband on October 10, 1988. In 1942, she and her husband moved from Florence, AL to Jefferson City for a job with TVA. She belonged to First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, since 1943 and was very active in the Seniors group up until the time she entered a nursing home in January 2004. In 2001 she moved to Darby House, Assisted Living Community, Jefferson City, where she spent three happy years. Floral arrangements was a hobby that she shared with different church and community groups. An active member of the Jefferson County Home Demonstration Club, she entered floral arrangements for years at the county fair and won a shoe box full of ribbons. One entry took ?Best of Show?. At age 18, she joined the Eastern Star in Polk County and became a Worthy Grand Matron during her years in the organization in Jefferson City. She attended the Jefferson City Seniors Center, where she served as vice president. Also, she was a charter member in 1947 of the Modern Literary Book Club. In 1995, she joined The Daughters of the American Revolution and was a member of the ?First Families of Franklin? through her ancestor Nicholas Fain, who dwelt in the state of Franklin 1784-1788. When her children were young, she served as Room Mother for many years. For 35 years, she worked for Tinsley & Clifton Jewelers in Jefferson City as a salesperson. Later, she worked for Miller?s Department Store in Knoxville in the china department. Adeline is survived by her children, Harry Lillard of Oak Ridge, TN, Judith Lillard Hughes and husband Tom, of Peachtree City, GA, and John Wallace Lillard and wife, Gloria, of South Daytona, FL. She is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy Gilbert Davis of Conasauga, TN, and Alice Gilbert Sheidler, of Erwin, TN; grandchildren, Lee Anne Lillard Hitch and her husband, Robb of Abington, VA, Joy Lillard of Knoxville, TN, Anne Hughes Houston and her husband, Dave, of Peachtre City, GA, Lisa Hughes Glysen and her husband, Ben of Churchill, England, Brial Wallace Lillard and wife, Marta of St. Augustine, FL and Amy Adeline Lillard of Jacksonville, FL; great grandchildren, Timothy Fox and Jamie Fox, of Knoxville, TN (great great grandchild, Isaac Fox), Katie Houston, Emily Houston and Garrett Houston of Peactree City, GA, Caroline Lillard of St. Augustine, FL, and Kira Glysen of England. She was a loving and generous wife, mother, grandmother and sister who loved and cherished her family. Family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City. Funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m., with interment to follow at Jefferson Memorial Gardens. The family requests that memorials be made to the Music Ministry of First Baptist Church, 1610 Russell Avenue, Jefferson City, TN 37760. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City, TN (865) 475-3892 www.farrarfuneralhome.com