Lillie Lorece Anding

Funeral Services Celebrating the Life of Lillie Lorece Anding, 90, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 4, 2017 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Mr. Victor Cheeks officiating. Interment will follow in the Luna Methodist Church Cemetery in West Monroe, LA.

Mrs. Anding was born on September 1, 1926 in Iola, TX and passed away peacefully at her home on March 1, 2017. Lillie was a faithful wife of 58 years to her husband, Charles Anding. They married on July 16, 1945 in Velasco, TX before finally settling in West Monroe, where they raised their three children. Lillie and Charles enjoyed traveling during their marriage, taking numerous RV trips, cruises, and vacations all across the US and even to Europe.

Lillie was an expert homemaker and it seemed there wasn’t much she couldn’t do. She was known for cooking the most wonderfully elaborate meals and desserts and for her love of gardening. Until her early 80’s, Lillie could often be found in her garden planting tomatoes or weeding flowerbeds, even on the hottest of days. Her other hobbies were sewing, tennis, swimming, and camping with her husband and family.

Lillie is preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles R. Anding; her parents, Elwood and Isabell Parnell; brothers, J.W. Parnell, Jack Parnell, and Bobby Parnell; and her sister, Daisy Hunsikar.

Survivors include her three children, daughters, Anita Anding, and Shirley Downs; and son, Earnest Anding; six grandchildren, Cindy Emory, Jennifer Madona, Janna Taylor, Jason Grisham, Rebecca Wright, and Raymond Downs; nine great grandchildren, Hunter Emory, Hayden Emory, Chloee Christiansen, Alex Grisham, Danielle Grisham, Ben Grisham, Zac Taylor, Nic Taylor, and Troy Downs. Lillie is also survived by her sister, Linda Holt and brothers, Wayne Parnell and Pete Parnell.

Lillie was a devoted member of the Jehovah’s Witness congregation of West Monroe for over 60 years. She cherished the fellowship and strong faith she shared with her brothers and sisters at the Kingdom Hall of West Monroe.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday, March 3, 2017 at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.