Lillian Carol Menne Peeler

Odie,
Losing you has been one of the most difficult challenges I have ever experienced. I still find myself reaching for the phone to text or email or call you. My heart feels heavy every single day. I think of you the moment I open my eyes each day and miss you more than I can say. You were more than just my grandmother. You were my guide, and confidant. Your wisdom, warmth, and laughter filled all of our lives with joy and comfort, and we were all so lucky to have you.
Thank...

Lillian meant so much to me. She was like a big sister. We shared our love of dolls. Lillian introduced me to antique dolls and taught me so much about them. I met Lillian while working at Hughes Network Systems in Germantown Maryland. I was immediately drawn to Lillian. She was so beautifully elegant. When she and Lou Peeler got together, I was so happy. He totally changed after he met Lillian. Lou was so enamored by her. It was a late in life Cinderella story. Lillian so deserved to have...

I met Lillian in the 1990s when she came to work at Hughes Network Systems. She was always vibrant and fast became a good friend. After her marriage to Louis Peeler they moved to Naples Florida where for a while she was a docent in the home of the founder of Naples. On trips to Naples my husband and I would enjoy meeting up with them for lunch together sometimes with my brother and his wife from England. Lillian was a collector of French dolls and after her return to Virginia we would...