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1930
DIED
2019
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Lillian Carreathers Obituary
Service will be Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 11:00 am at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10:00 am before service time.
Lillian was born Wednesday, July 30, 1930 in Shreveport, Louisiana; she was the daughter of the late Homer Criss and the late Willie Brown Criss. She was retired from Santa Fe Railroad after 20 years of service. She was a member of St. John Baptist Church in Amarillo, TX. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her sons, Jimmy Smith of Vernon, TX, James Smith of Puyallup, WA and Michael Smith of Amarillo, TX, daughters, Jean Williams of Longview, TX and Felicia Mitchell of Amarillo, TX. 17 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by a sister Florene Jimerson.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.sullivanfuneralhomevernon.com
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Patricia Mckellar &family
August 27, 2019
My sweet Lillian, What a beautiful woman inside and out. She will truly be missed!!!! Our prayers go out to her family!!! May God bless and comfort all of you.
August 24, 2019
Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one, Lillian. May (1 Thessalonians 4:14) bring you some comfort in knowing that there is a future for the ones we have lost in death. They are very precious in Gods eyes. May the God of all comfort strengthen your family during this time of deep sorrow.
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