Lillian Garland Dillingham
August 3, 1909 ~ May 21, 2008
Resided in:
Enka, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Lillian Garland Dillingham, 98, of Enka, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at her home.
A native of Buncombe County, Mrs. Dillingham was the daughter of the late Mattie G. and James Franklin Garland. She was married to John J. Dillingham, who died in 1988, and she was also preceded in death by a brother and a niece.
After retiring from American Enka as a telephone operator for 38 years, Mrs. Dillingham volunteered at the VA Hospital for 10 years. She was a member of Oak Forest Presbyterian Church and was active in the 60 Plus or Minus Bible Study Group.
A graveside service for Mrs. Dillingham will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with the Reverend Doctor Donald G. Price officiating.
Memorials may be made to Oak Forest Presbyterian Church, 880 Sand Hill Rd., Asheville, NC 28806, or to the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
The family would like to thank all her friends and caregivers who have been such a vital part of her life.
We Enka kids loved you from the time of our birth till now. You were our confortor, friend and defender. Your love taveled with us after we left home. Your memory will live forever. Thanks for the love of Christ that you shared with us. Kenneth
Aunt Lillian – Such an elegant lady! Always with a sweet smile, a complimentary word, and a love that went beyond measure. I enjoyed our weekly phone talks and how you loved to hear about what was going on with life. You will be truly missed but I know you’re in a much sweeter place. It was an honor and privilege to know such a precious lady.
To Bob & Alma Shuford, and family, and also Betty.
I am so sorry to hear of Lillians passing.
She was such a sweet, wonderful person. I will never forget her. She would come to Merrill Lynch at Christmas Time, when we offered our yearly free calling to anyone in the world, and call Betty Jean.
I looked forward to seeing her.
Now that I’m working out of Winston-Salem, I have missed that.
I know you all took wonderful care of her, and now she is out of pain, and enjoying her rewards in heaven.
I will keep you all in my prayers, during this difficult time.
Love,
Judy
Dear Bob, Alma,Bette Jeanne & family,
So sorry to hear of Lillian’s passing but it is a comfort to know she is at home & out of her suffering. She was a dear lady.
We love you.
Enka Village will never be the same. I remember what great friends you and my Mother were when you both worked at the telephone office at the Enka Plant. The visit I promised you a few weeks ago will just have to be postponed for a while.
My deepest sympathy to the family of Lillian Dillingham. I was out of town last week and just heard of her passing. I was a member of Oak Forest Presbyterian Church with her for many years and have very fond memories of Christmas caroling at her house with the choir. She and my grandparents worked at American Enka together, and she and my grandmother were both active members of the 60 +/- group at Oak Forest. She was such a saintly lady with a great sense of humor and always a smile on her face. She will be greatly missed! My thoughts and prayers are with you.