Born June 5, 1931 in Paducah, Kentucky to Robert C. and Elsie Mae (Butcher) Merry, she married Curtis Lewis Gilliam. She later married Richard Henry Isenberg. Her husbands preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents and ten brothers and sisters.
Surviving are her daughter, Grace (Jon) Friedrich of Pekin, granddaughter, Dara (Rich) Johnson of Denver, Colorado, and great-grandchildren, Bodie Martyn Johnson and Brooklyn Rain Johnson; daughter, Carla Diane (Joan Galvin) Gilliam of Phoenix, Oregon; and son Michael (Kim) Isenberg of Hollywood, California, and grandchildren, Alicia (Mike) Gabbert and Michael Isenberg.
Lucille was a longtime beautician and had owned and operated Lucy’s Beauty Salon in Pekin.
Lucille was a fabulous cook and baker and was a talented singer and dancer.
Private graveside services will be at Meadow Lawn Cemetery in Manito.
Arrangements are by Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin.
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