Mrs. Lillie May Mathews
Mrs. Mathews was born in Evergreen, AL to the late Pallies and Tenner Turk on July 28, 1926. She departed this life on Monday, November 15, 2021 at the early age of 95.
Lillie joined Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Pleasant Hill, Alabama.
She moved from Evergreen in 1959 to San Antonio, TX with her sister, Marie. She graduated from high school and was married to Chris Kuykendall. He had children, nephews-in-law Fella and Shewanna. They moved to San Antonio, TX.
Lillie subbed at Harlandale High School and taught at Gilbert Elementary for 22 years in the Education Systems.
She leaves to cherish her memories nephew Keith Clark and his daughters Paige and Capri; two uncles J. D. Turk and June Turk; cousins Sallie McCarbey, Kathy, Gail, Carmen and Emily, Verlin and family; and niece Jean Sturk who lives in Philadelphia, PA.
Preceded in death by her sister Marie Clark and brothers Tatum, Herbert, Jimmy, Clauszell, Ozell and Tom Turk.
WE ALL LOVE YOU AUNT LILLIE!
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It was such a joy to get to know Miss Lilly. She had a passion for the Lord and a true love of sweets. We share the same passions. Praise be to God for letting us share time with you. Thank-you Keith for taking such good care of her and making sure her last few years were happy and stable. Love you all of you. Todd & Brenda Fester
Will always love you and miss you had many great times at school. You are a special person. Love, Rachel
I was one of Mrs. Mathews’s students at Gilbert Elementary in 2004. She was my absolute favorite teacher and I often think about her to this day. She was the kindest person I’ve ever met and would always tell my dad she wanted to adopt me. She would also let me help her grade papers and give me strawberry creme savers for my work. I loved her like a family member. For years, I would try to search online to find a way to contact her when I came across this site. It’s nice to know she lived a long, beautiful life. I love you, Mrs. Mathews. Rest in heaven, beautiful.
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