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Lillian Riffe Obituary
Lillian was a homemaker, born in Starkville, Miss. on Aug. 4, 1920, the daughter of James A. and Gladys (Bussey) Smith. Raised and educated in Winfield, Ala., she grew up as the eldest daughter of seven children. Her father, James, was a well-known veterinarian in the surrounding rural countryside.
Lillian married Eugene, a U.S. Marine, stationed at the Norfolk, Va., Navy base near the outbreak of World War II, hence becoming a part of the "Greatest Generation." Eugene served in the South Pacific for three years during the war. Afterward, the family moved to Indiana in the 1950s where the children grew up, and after retirement moved to Dover, N.H.
Lillian was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Eugene L. Riffe in 2006. She is survived by her son, Robert Riffe of South Berwick and her daughter, Gloria Bolton of Kokomo, Ind. Five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren also survive her.
There are no calling hours. Friends and family are invited to attend funeral services on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave in Dover. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery in Dover. Please go to www.taskerfh.com to sign the online guest book.
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December 27, 2011
Our sincere condolences.
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JAY WEIR
December 23, 2011
I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN AN AQUAINTENCE IF LILLIAN IN MY LIFE . SHE WAS THE NICEST KINDESS PERSON I'VE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING . I LOVED HER DEARLY . GOD BLESS HER AND THE FAMILY . JAY D.
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