Eileen Pirkle Lillard

Eileen Pirkle Lillard, 90, a resident of Cleveland passed away Friday, January 21, 2011 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Mrs. Lillard was retired from Sears Roebuck and Hall Chevrolet as bookkeeper and accountant. She was preceded in death by her husband, T.R. "Ted" Lillard; her parents, Roscoe Pirkle and Theodosia Ward Pirkle; sister, Mary Lou Pirkle Rice; brothers: Floyd Pirkle, Lawrence Pirkle and Ward Pirkle. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law: Gerald and Diane Lillard of Cleveland; stepson and daughter-in-law, Danny and Marilyn Lillard of Lake Sherwood, MO; grandchildren, Cindy Phillips and husband Robert of Benton, Kevin Lillard and wife Casey of St. Charles, MO; seven great grandchildren: Amber Coblentz and Will Coblentz of Cleveland, Kristina, Miranda and Jackie Phillips of Benton, Jessica Lillard and Scott Lillard both of St. Charles, MO; sisters-in-law: Bess Pirkle of Cleveland, Sue Posey of Cleveland, Betty Lillard of Cleveland and Doris Lillard of Huntsville, Ala; brother-in-law, D.G. Lillard, Jr. and wife Peggy of Cleveland and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2011 in the chapel of Fike Funeral Home with the Reverend Frank Nolen officiating. Interment will be held on Wednesday January 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens with nephews and grandsons serving as pallbearers. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home prior to the service. The family request memorials be made to the Bradley County Public Education Foundation, PO Box 4354, Cleveland, TN 37320, Ph. 423-476-0034 We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Lillard family guestbook at www.fikefh.com.