Lillie Mae George, 91, of Fogelsville, died Dec. 30, 2016, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.

She was the widow of Maurice A. George who died in 2007.

Born in Greenwich Township, and named after her beloved maternal grandmother, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Estella (Heister) Merkel.

Active in many social organizations throughout her life, she was the Formaeschdern (president) of the Drei-Kounty Weibsleit Fersommling, a Pennsylvania Dutch cultural organization.

She was a former Royal Matron of the Order of the Amaranth Allentown Court 19 and a member of the Dorothy Lim Mem Court 110.

The former president of the North End Rod and Gun Club Ladies Auxiliary, she was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star East Penn Chapter 336 and Cub Scout Den Mother.

She also a member of the former Lady Lillie Rebekah Lodge, Fogelsville, and a frequent contributor, known as Lillie of the Valley, to the TAP media broadcast.

She was a member of Ebenezer United Church of Christ, New Tripoli, for 70 years.

Her survivors include sons Robert and wife, Janice, of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Roger of Hudson, Mass.; grandchildren Lt. Col. Kerry George and wife, Christina, of Dumfries, Va., and Marian Wade of Wichita Falls; great-grandchildren Savannah Grace, Jacob, Christopher, Alexander and Isabella George, all of Dumfries; niece Linda (Merkel) Reichard, wife of Raymond, of Mohrsville.

She was predeceased by brother Irwin Merkel of Lenhartsville.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 5, at Keller Funeral Home, 1018 Church St., Fogelsville, with the Rev. Kevin E. Fruchtl officiating.

Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday. Interment will follow in Fogelsville Union Cemetery.

Condolences may be offered at kellerfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church or to Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, both c/o of the funeral home P.O. Box 52, Fogelsville, PA 18051.