Lillie Mae Mills
Lillie Mae Mills, 89, of Canonsburg, went home to glory February 21, 2021.
She was born April 30, 1931, in Mather in Greene County, to Isaac and Geneva Branch Crittendon. She was raised from the age of nine by Matthew and Susie Stephens of North Charleroi who welcomed Lillie as their only child and daughter.
She has said that God always knew what she was going to need at just the right time. As a youth at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Lillie was very active in the Sunday school and young adult associations in the church and local community. Later as an adult she served as an usher.
Lillie graduated from Charleroi High School in 1950. Shortly thereafter she married and became a homemaker and mother of five children. She also sang in the Mon Valley Chorale along with her husband and friends as they travelled and spread the gospel through song in the Mon Valley area. Since moving to Canonsburg and making many friends, she was a longtime active member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, currently under the leadership of Pastor Anita Lovell. Until recently she served as the church clerk and as a participant in the women’s Bible study group. She has stated that that is her church.
Prior to her retirement in the 1990s, she worked as a psychiatric aide in the former Mayview State Hospital for over 20 years. She truly had a heart of compassion for the residents who were there. She then began to travel and enjoy life to the fullest.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her only sibling, Delores Jean Neal.
Surviving and missing her presence are her five children, Yvonne Renee (George/Sonny) Lyon of Washington, Katherine Denise (Eric Johnson) Mills of Coraopolis, William Robert (Lugene) Mills of Hillside, N.J., Michael Anthony (Donna Roman) Mills of Lansdowne, Eugene Charles Mills of Belle Vernon; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; extended family and loving friends. Lillie loved her children.
Due to the uncertainties associated with the pandemic, visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, February 27, in Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 120 Greenside Avenue, Canonsburg, PA 15317. The service is limited to family and close friends. Arrangements are entrusted to Sollon Funeral and Cremation Services, Ltd., 30 East College Street, Canonsburg, Phillip L. Sollon, supervisor, 724-746-1000. Please visit wwwsollon.com to leave condolences.