Lillie F. Deaton

Lillie Faye Deaton passed at 7:15 pm on December 12, 2013 to tend better fields. She was born on September 4, 1922 to Winfred and Jennie Hummel in Moore, Oklahoma and was one of six children. She attended Schwartz school and as a teenager, she worked as a milk maid for Townleys Dairy where she delivered milk in a horse drawn carriage. Lillie married, Criss, on January 5, 1944 and from this union raised two children, Gus and Dorothy Deaton. Criss and Lillie grew their own

garden and raised cattle on their farm where Lillie continued to live until her very last days. She enjoyed working on the farm and for years was known for growing great sweet potatoes, okra, tomatoes, cucumbers and watermelons and sold them to local grocers. She very much enjoyed activities in The Red Hat Society and the time she spent with Criss showing off their antique tractors in the Tractor Club and attending Sheet Metal Retirees meetings.

Lille is preceded in death by her mother, Jennie Stone Hummel; father; Winfred Hummel; brother, Ivan Hummel; husband, A. C. (Criss) Deaton, and son, Gus Deaton. She is survived by sisters, Lois Back, Pearl Jones, Jennie Nikel; brother, Raymond Hummel; daughter, Dorothy Deaton; grandchildren, Janice Deaton Burnette, Chrissie Deaton Simmons, David Runyon, Michelle Runyon Lunski, Dana Runyon, Jeremiah Bolton, and Gene Bolton; great-grandchildren, Amanda Gray Watson, Robert Gray, Kory Martinez, Taylar Martinez, Tai Simmons, Kyla Simmons, Nicole Runyon, Brandon Runyon, Alexis Atkison, Andrew Bolton, William Bolton, Molly Bolton, Keegan Bolton, Danee Watson, and Aubree Watson.

Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Bill Eisenhour Southeast Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Bill Eisenhour Southeast Chapel. Interment will follow at Arlington Cemetery. Condolences may be offered at www.eisenhourfuneral.com