Howard Lilly

Howard G. Lilly, age 84, passed away on March 19, 2019 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Howard was born March 23, 1934 to Robert Lilly and Ena Lamar in Wickenburg and raised in Morristown. He graduated from Wickenburg High School and later began working in a paint and body shop in Phoenix ofr a time. He then pursed what he loved which was Ranching. He worked as a cowboy in Oracle, Az and married Louise Mull in July of 1956. Shortly thereafter he was drafted serving in the U.S. Army following his military service he again worked ranching until he began working with the Metropolitan Water District of So. California as an electrician where he worked for 32 years until retiring in 1994. He and Louise then moved to Chino Valley where they have lived to the present. He is survived by his wife Louise of Chino Valley and son Wayne (Jane) Lilly of Phoenix and daughter Patricia (Kevin) of Tulsa, Oklahoma and grandchildren Korena Lilly-Graffeo of Tulsa, OK and LeighAnn Lilly (Liz Ojeda) of Carrollton, TX and A.J. Graffeo of Edmund, OK and Travis Lilly of Phoenix. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 12:00 Noon at the Morristown Cemetery.