Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Lilly, Thurman Ray February 28, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Thurman Ray Lilly
Services: Tues., March 8, 1:00 p.m.

Graveside services will be held at Greenlawn Southwest Memorial Cemetery, 2739 
Panama Ln., Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. for Thurman Ray Lilly, 76, 
who passed away February 28, 2005. 

Thurman was born in Ada, Oklahoma on April 8, 1928 where he resided until his 
family moved to Kern County at the age of six. He was married to Mildred Lowe 
in 1948 and worked as an irrigation foreman on a ranch outside of Delano, CA. 
He and Mildred had ten children, six boys and four girls. Thurmans career in 
farming ended in 1959 when he seriously injured his back and subsequently 
developed severe spinal arthritis.

He then shifted careers spending six months working on-the-job training 
(without pay) learning to be a dental technician. As with most everything else 
that Thurman did he excelled in this line of work, retiring in 1992 with an 
outstanding reputation amongst local area dentists and amongst his peers. 
Those who knew Thurman use the terms honesty and hard work when describing 
him; he will be remembered as a man who could be trusted to do whatever it is 
he said he would do and as a person who could be counted on to help in any way 
he could in a time of need.

He moved to Las Vegas in 2001 and lived with his daughter, Sandy Carroll until 
he went on to be with the Lord. He is preceded in death by his parents, Troy 
and Clara Lilly, his sister; Ida Lilly, and his daughter; Gina Lilly. He is 
survived by his other sister, Berta Collins, and his nine other children: Mike 
Lilly, Danny Lilly, Gary Lilly, Diane Lilly, Terry Lilly, Rick Lilly, Sandy 
Carroll, Tina Lilly, and Ronnie Lilly. In addition he leaves behind a huge 
linage of 28 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Thurman was a great man 
and will be missed by all who knew him. 


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