Lillie Terry

Lillie Puckett Saunders Terry, 96, of 311 Clover Lane Danville, died, Saturday June 23, 2012 at her residence after a decline in health for the past six years. Born in Keeling, VA on August 4, 1915, she was the daughter of the late, John Henry Puckett and Ethel Covington Puckett. Her favorite loves were her Lord, her family and friends. She taught Sunday School at Glenwood Memorial, North Main, and Ringgold Baptist Churches for over fifty years and was active in the WMU and other positions. A loving and caring person she gifted many friends and neighbors with her handmade items and foods. Besides sewing her hobbies included gardening, cross stitching, quilting and making bedspreads. She worked for Dan River Mills for over forty seven years. She served as a volunteer at Danville Regional Medical Center for fifteen years. On December 22, 1934, she married Leonard H. Saunders, who died in March of 1981, and then on May 28, 1988 she married Harold Edward Terry, who died on March 8, 2008. Survivors include a daughter, Melody S. Walley, and husband, Steve, of Ringgold, VA; a son, L. Samuel Saunders, and wife, Dianne, of Danville, VA; a step-son, J. Marshall Terry, and wife, Lynn, of Midlothian, VA; a daughter-in-law, Kathryn M. Saunders, of Martinsville, VA; six grandchildren, Stephanie W. Delcore, Mark H. Saunders, Timothy D. Saunders, Brian S. Walley, Jeffrey D. Saunders, and Victoria L. Terry; and thirteen great-grandchildren. She was the last survivor of her generation being predeceased by eight sisters, and five brothers. In addition to her husbands, brothers and sisters, she was predeceased by a son, David P. Saunders, and a daughter, Patsy D. Saunders. The family extends a special thank you to her loving caregivers, William and Della Fuller and their family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. from the Wrenn-Yeatts North Main Chapel conducted by the the Rev. Carl Burger, the Rev. Dr. Steve Ellis, and the Rev. John Groff. Interment will follow in Highland Burial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 7:00 -8:30 P.M. at the funeral home and at the residence at other times. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorial donations be made to the Community Foundation Christians Charities Fund, 541 Loyal St, Danville, VA 24541.

Lillie Terry

August 4, 1915 - June 23, 2012