Emilie Elizabeth Tilp1

F, b. October 31, 1940, d. October 26, 2012
     Her Social Security Number was 172-32-4096.2 Her married name was Carris.1 Emilie Elizabeth Tilp married David M. Carris, son of Edward Clayton Carris and Gay Nell Hall.1 Emilie Elizabeth Tilp was born on October 31, 1940.2 She died on October 26, 2012 at Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at age 71.2,1 She CARRIS, Emilie (Tilp) of Upper St. Clair, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, October 26, 2012. Beloved wife of David Carris; loving mother of Elizabeth (Carris) Powers, John Carris, and Julie Carris; adoring grandmother of Emma, Abby, Brett, and Aaron Powers, and Hunter Carris. Emilie loved spending time with her family, gardening, and playing with her two Golden Retrievers. She bravely battled head and neck cancer for 18 years. on October 27, 2012.1

Family

David M. Carris
Marriage*She married David M. Carris, son of Edward Clayton Carris and Gay Nell Hall.1 
Children
  • Elizabeth Carris1
  • John Carris1
  • Julie Carris1

Citations

  1. [S3472] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, From the Emilie Tilp Carris obituary in the Oct 27, 2012 edition.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Donna Susan Lilly1,2

F, b. June 23, 1959, d. June 22, 2006
     Her Social Security Number was 216-74-5129.3 Donna Susan Lilly was buried at Lilly Family Cemetery, Gravely Point Road, Pipestem, Summers Co., West Virginia.1,4 She was born on June 23, 1959 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,3,2,4 As of February 21, 1975,her married name was Howell.4 She married Kenneth Gerald "Jerry" Howell, son of Martin Luther Howell Jr. and Mary Emmaline/Emalyne Hill, on February 21, 1975.1,4 Donna Susan Lilly died on June 22, 2006 at Pipestem, Summers Co., West Virginia, at age 46.1,3,4 She On a bright sunny June morning, God sent his angels to retrieve one of his children. Donna Susan Lilly Howell, 46, of True Road, Pipestem, while in the arms of her husband and her family by her bedside holding her hands, was carried home to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She started her earthly life June 23, 1959 and departed June 22, 2006. She was the daughter of Patricia Ann Ayers Lilly Michelson of Frederick, Md. and the late James Arley Lilly Sr. For the last 15 years she was employed as Inventory Control Clerk at St. Luke’s Hospital of Bluefield, but the work that she truly enjoyed was the joy that she brought to others. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, sang in the choir and handed out hugs and kisses in large quantities. A smile was truly her best friend. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and grandmother to her family and anyone else who needed a small ray of sunshine. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Elizabeth and Lisa Gayle Lilly. Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 31 years, Kenneth Gerald “Jerry” Howell, the son of Martin “Junior” and Mary Howell of Pipestem. Her mother, Patricia and stepfather Howard Michelson of Frederick, Md. Her two children, whom she cherished, Kimberly Hope Howell Meadows and husband Bruce of Camp Creek, and James Kenneth Howell and wife Ashley of Pipestem and one little fellow known as “Nana’s love”, her grandson Mason Allen Meadows. One brother “Her Buddy”, James “Chucky Ray” Lilly and wife Tammy of Pinnacle Rock, and one sister, Rhonda “Rhonda-Ho” Reyes and husband Ben of Hedgesville and other family members, too many to mention, whom she adored and cherished and have truly not been forgotten. Burial will follow in the Lilly Family Cemetery, on Gravely Point Road, Pipestem. Serving as pallbearers, Ron Harris, Leroy Keaton, Shelby Akers, Boone Houchins, Matt Summers, Lou Talerico, Robert Dillon and Mark Broyles, alternates will be Andy Kennedy and Gregory Meadows. on June 24, 2006.1

Family

Kenneth Gerald "Jerry" Howell
Marriage*She married Kenneth Gerald "Jerry" Howell, son of Martin Luther Howell Jr. and Mary Emmaline/Emalyne Hill, on February 21, 1975.1,4 
Children
  • Kimberly Hope Howell1
  • James Kenneth Howell1

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Donna Susan Lilly Howell obituary in the Jun 24, 2006 edition.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S13915] Lilly Cemetery, Summers Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.