IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Lillian Marie

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Markley

January 14, 1922 – January 20, 2013

Obituary

Lillian Marie Markley Lillian Marie Markley, age 91, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Century Villa. She had been a resident of Century Villa Health Care Center, Greentown, Indiana since September, 2010. She was born January 14, 1922, in Shelby County, Ohio, to the late Hugh B. and Pearl Van Tilburgh Westfall. Lillian was a graduate of Bradford High School, class of 1939. She was a former member of Grace Baptist Church, Troy, Ohio and more recently a member of Georgetown Baptist Church, Georgetown, Kentucky. Lillian married John Allen Markley on June 6, 1942. Lillian and John established their home and business, Markley's Market, in Troy, Ohio and raised four children. She worked side by side with her husband, John, at their business. During those years, she was also an active member of Grace Baptist Church, Troy. Lillian enjoyed music and was an organist, a soloist and sang in the Grace Baptist Church choir for many years. She is survived by her children, Robert Markley and his wife, Carol, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Marilyn Buddenhagen and her husband, Bruce, of Kokomo, Indiana, and Bruce Markley and his wife, Kathy, of Georgetown, Kentucky; grandchildren, Angela and husband, Jason Kincaid, of San Antonio, Texas, Ashley and husband, William Sheets, of Georgetown, Kentucky, Amber Markley of Georgetown, Kentucky, Evan and Ella Markley of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lisa and husband, Brandon Nelson, of Brighton, Michigan, and Jerry Baker of Westland, Michigan; great-grandchildren, Madison and Kayla Kincaid of San Antonio, Texas, Mason Sheets of Georgetown, Kentucky, Hannah and Wyatt Nelson of Brighton, Michigan, and Christine Baker of Livonia, Michigan; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, John; a son, William Markley; one brother, Robert Westfall; and one sister, Glenna Weekley. The funeral service will be held at 7:00PM on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio, with Rev. Richard A. Weekley officiating. Friends may call from 5-7PM Thursday at the funeral home. Private interment will take place in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, New Carlisle, Ohio. The family wishes to acknowledge with love and gratitude the excellent care provided to Lillian by the Century Villa Health Care Center staff. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial contributions be made to Century Villa, 705 N. Meridian Street, Greentown, Indiana 46936. Condolences may also be expressed to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.


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