Lillian M. Laird

Mrs. Laird was born July 12, 1918 in West Decatur, the daughter of Hye R. and Annie R. (Parks) Goss.

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Laird was a member of the Spring Valley United Methodist Church.

She is survived by three children; Annie M. Crepeau, Elmer “Butch” Laird and his wife Lana and Walter A. Laird and his wife Peggy all of Spring Valley, 15 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, 10 great great grandchildren and a son-in-law, Carl Pedmo.

Lillian was the last member of her generation having been preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Elmer C. Laird, Sr. whom she married July 19, 1939 in Woodland and who passed away December 21, 2004, two daughters; Lucy Pedmo and Rita Knepp, three grandsons; Eldon Knepp, Jr., Steve Allen Knepp and Paul Anthony Pedmo, two brothers; Edward and Arnold Goss, two sisters; Lois Mayhew and Margaret DeAngelis and two son-in-laws; George Crepeau and Eldon Knepp.

Funeral Services will be held at 6:00 PM on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Bennett and Houser Funeral Home, Inc. of Clearfield with Rev. Kenneth Pry officiating. Interment will be in Spring Valley Cemetery.

Friends will be received at the funeral home on Saturday from 3:00 PM until the hour of services.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 26 S. 2nd Street, Suite 102, Clearfield, PA 16830 or the charity of the donor’s choice.

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