Lillian Vest Lassiter1

F, #20996, b. Oct 27, 1912, d. Nov 26, 1999
Pedigree
Father*John Robert Lassiter1 b. Mar 27, 1874, d. Nov 16, 1946
Mother*Lillian Lee Lacy1 b. Dec 27, 1889, d. Aug 27, 1973

Family

William Winder Walker b. Mar 20, 1896, d. Sep 1, 1975
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Oct 27, 1912 Lillian Vest Lassiter was born on Oct 27, 1912 at Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States.2 
 She was the daughter of John Robert Lassiter and Lillian Lee Lacy.1 
Marriage*Nov 25, 1938 Lillian Vest Lassiter married William Winder Walker on Nov 25, 1938 at Driver, City Of Suffolk, Virginia, United States.2 
Death*Nov 26, 1999 Lillian Vest Lassiter died on Nov 26, 1999, at age 87 at Norfolk, City of Norfolk, Virginia, United States.2 
ObituaryNov 28, 1999  OBITUARY: Lillian Lassiter Walker died peacefully at her home on Friday, Nov. 26, 1999. The widow of William Winder Walker, she was born in Fluvanna County, Va., to the late John Robert and Lillian Lacy Lassiter.Walker grew up in Driver, Va., and was a resident of Norfolk for more than 60 years. She was an avid gardener, reader and traveler. For 11 years beginning in 1964, she acted as assistant to her husband in the operation of the family business, Winslow Walker Co., ship chandlers specializing in service to British shipping companies. After Mr. Walker's death in 1975, she became the sole owner and operator of the company and, as such, one of the very few female ship chandlers in the United States. She retired in 1981.Walker was a volunteer at Norfolk's Board of Elections and was a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Farmington Country Club, the Belvedere Garden Club and Epworth United Methodist Church.is survived by her son, Grayson Watkins Walker, his wife, Christine Poole Walker, and her dearly beloved grandson, Andrew Hughes Walker, all of Alexandria, Va.memorial service is planned for late December. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

Published in The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) - November 28, 1999.3
 
Burial*Nov 30, 1999 She was buried on Nov 30, 1999 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, City of Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 76843388
Plot: Section B Blk 6 Lot 18 Sp 3.4 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S4] Lassiter Family - Lassiter Reunion Disk - Fred Rea Lassiter (Deceased).
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.