Grace C. Lilly's Obituary
Grace C. Lilly departed this life on March 30, 2025 in Southaven, Mississippi at the age of 99.
She was born January 28, 1926 in Henderson, Kentucky to the late Otis A. and Lilly Mae Wilson Gibson.
Mrs. Lilly was preceded in death by her husband, Jennings Lee Lilly; three daughters, Roxanne Lilly Andrews, Sandra Lilly Jones, and Cheryl Lilly Rogers; two sisters, Geraline Gibson Roberts and Darlene Thompson; and one brother, Archie R. Gibson.
She is survived by three daughters, Cynthia Lilly Melton, Colleen Lilly Long (Tom), and Renee Lilly; two sons, Rickey Wayne Lilly (Brenda) and Larry Lee Lilly (Alice); 16 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 (901) 767-8930.
“Where Memphis comes to remember, since 1924.”
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