Sallie Jane Briggs and Thomas Lawton Lillie

THOMAS LAWTON LILLIE was born December 30, 1927 in East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,⁷³⁷⁷ and died February 20, 2021.⁴⁷¹⁷

He married SALLIE JANE BRIGGS on September 15, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,⁴⁴³¹ daughter of MARTHA JEHLE PRICE and ELMER ARTHUR BRIGGS. She was born March 18, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan,^{456, 4431} and died October 5, 2022.⁴⁵⁶

Education
Obituaries

Census Records

Education

Sallie J. Briggs

graduated from Central High School, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, 1948¹¹⁷⁰³

Thomas L. Lillie

graduated from Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan in 1949⁶⁸³⁹

Obituaries

Grand Rapids Press, February 24, 2021⁴⁷¹⁷

Thomas Thomas L. Lillie, 93, of Coopersville, MI, went to our Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 20, 2021; his loving wife of 69 years, Sallie Briggs Lillie, was by his side. Tom, a proud alumnus of Michigan State University never missed a sporting event. They held season passes to the football games and relished tailgating with his best friend and fraternity brother, Jack Kennedy and wife. In retirement, Tom and Sallie enjoyed traveling in their RV around the United States with their family and motorhome friends. In fact; Tom served as president and planned trips for the Northern Lights RV Association. They always went south after Christmas holidays and especially enjoyed spending summers camping with their daughters and grandchildren in Michigan. Tom owned Lillie's Food Market in downtown Coopersville before selling and going to work as a food broker; he retired from the Paul Inman Co. as Vice-President at age 60. He then volunteered at the Westminster Presbyterian Church's Food Pantry and also enjoyed fishing and boating in the summer. Tom loved to travel, read, and garden. He is survived by his loving wife, Sallie, his son, Thomas (Kay) Lillie, his daughters, Deborah (Gary) Kammer, and Marree (George) Taylor. He also adored his grandchildren, Caleb (Erica) Taylor, Dustyn (Carey) Taylor, Brandon (Emily) Taylor, Dakota (fiancee Mercedes) Taylor, Stephanie Kammer, and Joshua (fiancee Jessica) Kammer. Tom is also survived by his nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Marion Lillie, his brothers, Charles Lillie and Lee Lille, and his sister Mary Cuson. Thomas, who was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church for almost 70 years will be laid to rest in the crematorium there after a private family memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom's memory to Westminster Presbyterian Church Food Pantry or to CASA of Kent County.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 4, 1930²¹⁹¹	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	Elmer Arthur Briggs Martha Jehle Price Sallie Jane Briggs Ella May Fortier
April 3, 1940³⁶⁹²	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	Elmer Arthur Briggs Martha Jehle Price Sallie Jane Briggs Ella May Fortier