Lillie Read

Lillie Louise Read Lillie Louise Read, 94, of Richardson passed away Monday, June 26, 2006, in Richardson. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Pastor Richard Buck officiating. Interment will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Dobbins, Donald Lynn Hickey, Randolph Wright, Michael George, Abraham DeLaRosa and Bill Burleson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Robert Mertz and Kyle Dockery. Mrs. Read was born March 23, 1912, in Corsicana. She fell in love and married Louis E. Read in 1930. She was a devoted homemaker and mother. Lillie's daughter Betty said, "When my mother married my dad, they lived with his parents and became a caretaker for his mom and later for his dad and learned what and how to be a servant to all. She exemplified that characteristic throughout her life to all her children and many friends. She always said that all she needed was a little food, a place to sleep and enough money to be able to give some away." When Lillie and Louis retired they returned to Corsicana after living in Tyler, Beaumont, Galveston, Houston and Austin. While in Corsicana they were active members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She lived her life serving people as a servant to her Lord Jesus Christ. She passed away after almost 12 years of being affirmed by dementia and lived in Groesbeck as well as Plano around her two daughters, Barbara and Betty. The daughters then took over the role of serving their mother as they had seen her doing so many times. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis E. Read in 1992; son, John L. Reed; daughter, Barbara Read Turner; and great-grandchild, Derek Day. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Betty Read Herndon and Hugh M. Herndon of Richardson; sister, Mary Lee Dockery; grandchildren, Terry L. Read and Sharon Read, both of Carrollton, Heather Herndon-Wright of Lucas, Laurel Herndon of Frisco and Stephanie Herndon George of Plano; great-grandchildren, Destiny DeLaRosa, Ashley Kelly, Michael George Jr., Alyssa Lynn George, Jonathan Wilson, Steven Lewis Read, Mallory Read, Allyson Renfro and Dustin Wall; great-great-grandchildren, Aiden Herndon and Eiffel DeLaRosa; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Lillie Read

March 23, 1912 - June 26, 2006