(Ina) Lucille Gilliland, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on February 25, 2010, full of years at 92, a woman who devoted her entire life to her family. She was born Lucille Parker in Alta Vista, Kansas on October 26, 1917, one of seven children. The Parkers later moved to Lyndon, Kansas where she graduated from Lyndon High School in 1934 and married Donald Gilliland on August 1, 1936. Donald and Lucille moved to Overbrook, Kansas, where they raised their three girls and four boys on the family farm.
She was preceded in death by her husband Donald, grandson Ryan Gilliland, brothers Earl Parker, George Parker and Ted Parker and sister Ruby Sherwin. After the death of her husband, Lucille took a position as a cook at Santa Fe Trail High School, and finished raising their children on the farm. She retired in 1983 and moved back to Lyndon in 1985. Throughout her life Lucille enjoyed reading, baking, quilting, Scrabble and crossword puzzles, and most especially spending time with her family.
Lucille is survived by her children and their spouses, Darrel (Susan) of Topeka, Delton (Janet) of Lyndon, Frank (Betsy) of Holton, Ina Beth (Jim) Jordan of Littleton, Colorado, Amy (Tom) Feitel of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Susan (Mike) King of Republic, Missouri, and Milton (Becky) of Topeka; 15 grandchildren who all know how blessed they were to have her as a grandmother; 20 great grandchildren; and her sisters, Irene Johnson of Mesa, Arizona and Lorene Michel of Grenada, California.
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