Obituaries:  Rev. Carl Allen Lilly, Sr., Sabine Parish       L-400
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 22, 1986
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************


Rev. Carl Allen Lilly, Sr.

  Rev. Carl Allen Lilly, Sr., was born November 27, 1911, in
Florien, Louisiana, to the parentage of the late Mr. Hillard L.
Lilly, and Mrs. Avery Garner. He passed away May 14, 1986, at the
VA Hospital in Shreveport.

  At an early age, he professed a faith in Christ, and united with
the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Florien, Louisiana, under the
leadership of Rev. J. J. Jones.

  He met and married the former Ida Belle Drew in Negreet,
Louisiana, in 1942. To this union, one child was born. He
graduated from Sabine Parish Training School in 1936.

  He taught school in Sabine Parish for several years, before
entering the U. S. Army in 1942. After serving 3 years, 7 months,
and 16 days, he received 3 decorations and citations; American
Theater Medal, Good Conduct, and Victory Medal.

  He attended Leland College, and Southern University. He
furthered his education at Bishop College, where he received his
B. A. Degree; at Grambling State University, his B. S. Degree;
Bishop College, his masters of Education. He was awarded the
Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Shreveport Bible College.
He retired from the teaching profession, after 29 years of
service in Louisiana schools.

  He was called to the ministry, and preached his first sermon at
the Ebenezer Baptist Church, on July 11, 1948. He was called to
pastor the Red Land Baptist Church, where he served faithfully
for the past 32 years. He also served as pastor of the Bright
Star Baptist Church for the past 8 years.

  Rev. Lilly was a member of both the Golden Rule Lodge No. 74,
and Star of the East No. 48. He served as Worthy Patron of the
Eastern Star.

  Rev. Lilly was more than a teacher and preacher. He was a friend
to all men. He never met a stranger. He ministered to the sick,
and visited the prisoners. He consoled the bereaved, and
counseled the troubled. He probably joined more men and women in
holy matrimony than any other minister in Sabine Parish. Rev.
Lilly was a praying man - his prayers were for others. The names
in his prayer book numbered in the hundreds. We rejoice in his
home going.

  He leaves to mourn his passing, a wife, Mrs. Ida Belle Lilly of
Florien, Louisiana; a son, Carl A. Lilly, Jr., Shreveport,
Louisiana; two sisters, Nettie Miller, Willie M. Fox, both of
Florien, Louisiana; two brothers, H. R. Lilly of Many, Louisiana,
and Levoy Lilly of Natchitoches, Louisiana; daughter-in-law,
Annie C. Lilly, and 2 grandsons, Roderick, and Chadwick Lilly of
Shreveport, Louisiana; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other
relatives and friends.