Fred Armstrong Iii Lilly

Mr. Fred A. “Ted” Lilly III, age 77 passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at Tucker Hospice House with his family at his side

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21 at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 in the chapel with an inurnment to follow at Carolina Memorial Park.

Ted was born January 21, 1939 in Cabarrus County, a son of the late Fred A. Lilly Jr. and Hazel Lipe Lilly. He was also preceded in death by a son, Timothy Sutton.

Ted was a graduate of Concord High School. He started his trucking career with Aikers Motor Line and was vice-president and an active member of the Aikers Motor Line retiree group. He then retired from Collins and Aikman. Ted loved the get togethers he could share with family and friends. He will be sorely missed.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Gaye Cobb Lilly; daughter, Dana Lilly Eiser of Colorado; son, Bryan F. Lilly of Lake Wylie; grandchildren; Alyssa A. Eiser and Bryant W. Eiser; sister, Suzanne L. Alexander of Concord; brothers, Steven Lilly and wife Claudia of Marietta, Ga and Kent Lilly of Concord.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.