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Fanny Lou Lilly
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July 29, 1930 ~ March 31, 2012 |
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April 11, 2012 |
 Fanny
Lou Lilly, 81, of Pahala, Hawaii, born Fanny Lou
Hickman, passed away March 31, 2012, in Bonners
Ferry.
A service for Fanny will be held at the
Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, where
she will be interred alongside her husband.
Born in Bakersfield, California, she received
her Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of California, Santa Barbara. After
college, Fanny moved to Key West, Florida, where
she met her husband, the young naval officer
Raymond E. Lilly.
Fanny’s intelligent, inquisitive mind led her
life in many unique directions.
In Key West, she was a school teacher, where she
started the island’s first library in a book
mobile. Raising a family in the Navy, they moved
around the country, eventually settling in
Honolulu.
Fanny then received her Master’s Degree in
Library Science and, using her sharp analytical
skills, started an information research
business.
She taught herself to sail and in 1981, with
friends, sailed her boat to the equator.
She was instrumental in starting the
Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu, a
center for mediation to resolve civil disputes.
After Raymond died, she pursued her ultimate
goal to live on the Big Island of Hawaii. She
turned her land on the slopes of Mauna Loa into
a productive and vibrant coffee and macadamia
nut farm, where she happily lived out her last
12 years.
Due to illness, she had recently moved to Idaho
to be closer to her daughter.
Fanny is survived by her son Thaddeus J. Lilly,
Honolulu, daughter Meghan Yeats, Sandpoint,
brother Colonel Jack G. Harrington, Paso Robles,
California, daughter in-law Judy Lilly, son in
law David Yeats, 6 granddaughters: Miki Lilly,
Kimi Lilly, Lori Lilly, Jessica Yeats, Maile
Yeats, Hannah Yeats and 2 great grandchildren.
Fanny is preceded in death by her husband
Captain Raymond E. Lilly and son Brian G. Lilly.
Family and friends are invited to sign Fanny’s
book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. |
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