Vera A.O. Lilly

Mrs. Vera Alpha Owen Lilly, 94, of Hopewell, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, at Brighter Living Assisted Living. She was born in Carroll County, Va. She was an active member of the Hopewell community, having served as a Sunday school teacher and other capacities in her church, First United Methodist Church, as well as being a member of the Eastern Star, a Gray Lady at Fort Lee and John Randolph Hospitals, and heading up numerous charitable drives and serving on various boards. She continued to tutor children in the Hopewell school system into her nineties. Vera loved her golf and was twice Ladies Champion at Jordan Point Country Club, where she was a founding member.

Mrs. Lilly was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond P. and Naomi Surratt Owen; her husband, Daniel E. Lilly; a son, Sherman O. Halstead Sr.; a brother, Kermit Owen; and a son-in-law, Richard McCool.

She is survived by a son, Harry Edward Lilly Sr. and wife, Phyllis, of Prince George; a daughter, Sue Lilly McCool of Henrico; grandchildren, Allen James of Hopewell, Sherman Halstead Jr. of Colonial Heights, Theresa Liebler and husband, Lance, of Ashburn, Va., Vera Barber and husband, Michael, of Henrico, Guy Edward Lilly of Chester, Harry Edward Lilly Jr. of Chesterfield, Joseph Lilly and wife, Barbara, of Olney, Md.; great-grandchildren, Heather Liebler of Ashburn, Va., T.J. Liebler of Ashburn, Va., Anthony Barber, US Army, Afghanistan, Morgan Lilly of Chester, Evan Gill of Haymarket, Va., Connor Lilly of Olney, Md., Ethan Lilly of Olney, Md., Hayden Lilly of Gloucester, Va.; and daughter-in-law, Delia Halstead of Colonial Heights.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. in the Hopewell chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at 11 a.m. in First United Methodist Church, Hopewell, with the Rev. Dr. Michael Browder, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Bermuda Memorial Park, Chester. Contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 502 West Broadway, Hopewell, VA 23860. Condolences may be registered with www.jtmorriss.com