Marilyn Louise Lilley, 91, of Aubrey, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior

on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at

Mulkey-Bowels Montgomery Funeral Home in Denton, Texas with Dr. Scott Maze

officiating. Internment will immediately follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in

Denton, Texas. Visitation with the family will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on

Tuesday, October 24 at Mulkey-Bowels Montgomery Funeral Home, 705 N. Locust

Street, Denton, Texas.

Marilyn was born on February 15, 1932 in Aubrey, Texas. Her parents were

the late Walter A. Warschun and Clara Louise (Trietsch) Warschun. She married Jeff

B. Lilley Jr. in Denton, Texas on November 1, 1958. They remained married until his

death on June 13, 2005.

A graduate of Sanger High School, Marilyn attended North Texas State

University, earning a bachelor's degree in accounting with the class of 1953. Upon

graduation Marilyn worked as an accountant for the Eastman Kodak Company in

Dallas, Texas.

Soon after marrying Jeff, Marilyn transitioned away from the accounting field

in order to devote herself wholly to her family. Marilyn and Jeff were blessed with

three children. Marilyn inherited the skills and talents of a true homemaker from her

own beloved mother. Her husband's career had the family moving every two years,

and Marilyn would immediately sew and hang new curtains every time they moved

into a new house. She believed that the first priority was always to make a house a

true home for her family. There was never a shirt left unironed or a pencil

unsharpened on her desk. Always the accountant, Marilyn kept the family finances

balanced down to the penny and genuinely looked forward to tax time each year.

Her Sunday roast dinners were a favorite of both her immediate family and her

church community. Jeff and Marilyn moved to Hurst, Texas in 1971, where they

made their final home together. For thirty-five years Marilyn was a member of North

Richland Hills Baptist Church (Now Cross Church North Richland Hills) serving her

community as a Sunday School teacher and a member of numerous committees.

Well into her 70s, she continued to make her 'Amish Friendship Bread' every week

for her Sunday school class of more than 50 people. After the loss of her sweetheart,

Marilyn relocated back to her family farm in Aubrey to be closer to her children and

grandchildren. She will be remembered for her unyielding faithfulness to the Lord

and the example she set for her family.

She is survived by her daughter, LaNise Heath of Krugerville; daughter Nancy

Knapp and husband Commander James R. of Krugerville; son J. Bryan Lilley and wife

Olivia of Aubrey; grandchildren Brittany Harper, Katelyn Parkman and Samuel Heath;

Will, Ryan and Lauren Knapp; Jeff Bryan Lilley II and Parker Louise Lilley; two great

grandchildren; brother Walter N. Warschun of Aubrey, and numerous nieces,

nephews, and cousins.

The family has requested in lieu of flowers or other memorials that donations

be made in Marilyn's name to the Alzheimer's Association, alz.org.