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Title: Obituary for Lillian Mae "Lillie" (Maiden) Pressley
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Madison.com
URL Source: http://www.madison.com/obit/164847
Published: Oct 13, 2010
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Post Date: 2010-10-13 14:04:25 by Prefrontal Vortex
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Lillian Mae "Lillie" (Maiden) Pressley passed on to glory on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. Lillie was born in New Orleans, on June 17, 1937, to Calleaner (Miller) and Palmer N. Maiden Sr. in New Orleans, La. The family moved to Madison in 1948, where her father had a position at the Badger Ammunition Plant in Baraboo. She was educated in the Madison Public School System, Madison Area Technical College and UW-Madison. Lillie accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior in 1950, and was baptized by Rev. Joseph Washington, then Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church. She was united in marriage to William A. White Sr. in 1955 (deceased), that union produced one son, William Jr. Lillie re-married to Donald A. Pressley in 1969. She rededicated her life to Christ in 1986, and was active in many ministries at Mount Zion Baptist Church. She was also active in the Order of the Eastern Stars having served as Worthy Matron of Friendship Chapter No. 2 in Madison, and held many seats in the state body, Unity Grand Chapter. She was State Loyal Lady Ruler of Wisconsin Assembly of the Golden Circle and Loyal Lady Ruler of Madison-Beloit Assembly #70 O.G.C. She worked for the State of Wisconsin Public Service Commission-Consumer Business Bureau and retired in January of 2000. Lillie was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Walter Adams and Joseph Adams; sisters, Inez Collins, Ophelia Robinson and Bernice Bickham; and beloved step-mother, Blossom Maiden. She leaves to mourn her son, William A. (Rita) White Jr. of Madison; granddaughter, Shamara Davis of Atlanta; grandson, LaShon Cross of Los Angeles, Calif.; brothers, Lawrence N. Adams of Madison, and Palmer (Pete) Maiden of Seaside, Calif.; step-sister, Betty Turner of Madison; many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and special friends that include: Lisa Hassell, Dorothy Carter, Cheryl Gettridge-Steele, Willie and Jerry Wiggins and Julius and Willie B. Johnson. Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 2019 Fisher Street, Madison, with the Rev. Richard L. Jones Sr. officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be from 12 noon until 2 p.m. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service Poster Comment: Lilly was my preschool teacher. She called me "John-John", because I reminded her of JFK Jr. At naptime she gave me backrubs. One day my dad got an anxious phone call from Lilly. "Your son can read!" she said, "What do I do?" "Let him read" my father replied. The neighborhood the preschool was in was racially mixed, but safe. In addition to his job as a lab tech, my dad had a paper route through the area. Paper boys still collected money and carried cash back then. Today, the preschool is long gone. The neighborhood is all black and unsafe for anybody. Mazel Tov!
Obituary for Lillian Mae "Lillie" (Maiden) Pressley
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