We are sad to announce that on April 4, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Laura Elizabeth Lillig (Arden, North Carolina). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, James Sheker and Emeline Ford Sheker; her husband Clifford Eugene Lillig; and her grandson Timothy Joe New. She is survived by : her daughters, Virginia New (Tom) of Asheville, Janis Laurent (Norm) of Chesterfield, MO and Juanita Calaway (Ronald) of Franklin, TN; and her grandchildren, Michael New (Kristin), Laura Taylor (Bryan), Blaire Kulp (Trevor), Katie LanFranca (Tony) and Claire Holleman (Joe). She is also survived by 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation was held on Thursday, April 11th 2024 from 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM at the St Barnabas Catholic Church (109 Crescent Hill Rd, Arden, NC 28704). A funeral Mass was held on Thursday, April 11th 2024 at 11:00 AM at the same location. A burial was held on Thursday, April 11th 2024 at 12:00 PM at the Calvary Episcopal Churchyard (2840 Hendersonville Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732). In her 100 years, Laura lived through the Great Depression, World War ll and the Covid-19 Pandemic.

In lieu of flowers, Laura's family asks that you consider making a contribution in her memory to the American Diabetes Association (http://www.diabetes.org), the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (http://www.nationalmssociety.org) or the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (http://www.stjude.org).

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Groce Funeral Home Inc