Lela Lilly Obituary

Odessa - Our precious mother Lela Mae Daly Lilly, 94 years old, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2025, in Odessa, Texas. She was born to Earl E. Anderson and Bertha Mae Pace Anderson on April 30, 1931, in Melrose, New Mexico. Lela married Charles E. Daly on July 23, 1949, and he preceded her in death in 1981. Several years later, she married Julius "Mack" Lilly in Odessa, Texas, and Mack passed away in 2009. She had seven children, fifteen grandchildren, and many great grandchildren plus three stepdaughters. Lela was a faithful follower of Christ and served for most of her adult life as a Sunday School teacher for adult women. If you were looking for her at home, she was most likely in the kitchen or reading her Bible. Grandma Daly is survived by her sister Carrie Irene Ruggles, children Janis Mae Giles, Earl E Daly (Suzanne), Lee Daly, Burhl A Daly (Kristy), and Carrie Irene Hughes (Jeffrey Brent Hughes). Grandchildren are J.C. Kepley, Karen Kepley Martinez, Diana Kepley Brister, Eric Wood, Jason Daly, Mike Daly, Brad Daly, Erica Daly Smith, Kevin Daly, Carolyn Daly, Kalecia Rockne, Michael Daly, Lauren Daly Mitzel, and Kenneth Hughes; and 35 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Wayne E Daly, her daughter Charlotte Kay Daly, and her granddaughter Amber Lynn Daly. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, July 2025, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, July 2025 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Jon Hendricks officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are entrusted to Sunset Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home of Odessa. To send condolences to the family, please visit her guest book at www.sunsetodessa.com.