Don Lilly

LILLY, Mr. Don Kirkland - Age 56, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30AM Wednesday, February 10, 2010 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM. Min. J.W. McGee officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home 10:30AM Wednesday. Mr. Lilly will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Tuesday. Mr. Don Kirkland Lilly was born May 17, 1953 in Shannon, North Carolina, the son of Andrew and Luvenia Lilly. Don was brought to Flint, Michigan at the age of 3 months. He attended Northwestern High School. At the age of 17, he left school and began working with his parents at General Motors. As a young man he attended Antioch Baptist Church. Don was a musician, he sang and wrote beautiful music. Jazz was his favorite form of music and he loved listening to Miles Davis. It was a joy listening to Don whenever he would raise his voice in song or play the piano. He had a beautiful singing voice. He is now playing and singing with the angels. Mr. Don Lilly leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Haroletta Marie Lilly; daughter, Shawnta Lilly; son, Don S. (Felecia) Lilly; daughter-in-law; Gloria Honeycutt all of Flint; 4 step-children, Danisha Johnson of Palm Coast, FL, Joseph, John and Kathryn Williams; 6 grandchildren, Don, JaQuandric, Donetrea, Ciarra Lilly, Quotagus Honeycutt, Jr. and LaShawnda Honeycutt; 11 step-grandchildren, Shannon, Jaylyn, BriAsia, Little Joe, JaQuavius, Jaki, Tanisha, James, DeQuan, Nicholas, Little John; step-grandchildren, MacArthur Makai Swift; parents, Andrew and Luvenia Lilly; brother, Gene Lilly; mother-in-law, Jocille Johnson; 4 sisters-in-law, Jennifer Mitchell, Sheila and (Rev. Kelvin) Weston, Paula (Kelvin) Pruitt all of Flint and Alvatina (Derrick) Wilson of Palm Coast, FL; 2 brothers-in-law, Harold (Wendy) Johnson and Anthony Allen both of Flint; many cousins including special cousins, Sandy and Carolyn Malloy of Mt. Morris, MI; J.W. and Keziah McGee; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Terrilyn and Norman Wilson both of Flint. Mr. Don Lilly was preceded his death by his son, Quotagus Honeycutt, Sr. and sister-in-law, Tonya Johnson. The family would like to express special thanks to all the staff PPMSM, especially Jackie Jackson for all the support and love given to our family in our hour of sorrow. We would like to thank the staff of Dr. Lynn Walker and Mark Folts for all your care for Don.

Don Lilly

May 17, 1953 - February 3, 2010