Lila Faye (Coburn) PIGGOTT

PIGGOTT, COBURN, GREIER, BATES, DANIELS, DUKE, FLEMING, HORTON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/1/2006 at 23:05:31

Valley Morning Star - copyright
Nov 1, 2003

HARLINGEN, TX
Lila Faye Piggott, born July 19, 1925, in Dows, Iowa, to Fred and Ester Coburn, went to be with the Lord Sunday morning, July 6, 2003. She is survived by: husband, Charles Piggott, Harlingen; sons, Jimmy Greier, McAllen, Timothy Piggott, Houston; and daughter, Valerie Bates, Port Isabel; brother, Alan Coburn of Houston; and sister, Marilyn Daniels of Corpus Christi; nephew, Alan Harley Coburn of Houston; and nieces, Pam Duke of Corpus Christi and Cindy Fleming of Houston. Lila had five grandchildren, Rebecca Greier-Horton of Dallas, Steve Greier of Panama City, Florida, Amber Bates of Port Isabel, Seth Piggott of Naples, Florida and Trevor Piggott of Houston. Lila is also survived by five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Christopher Greier.

Lila Piggott was recognized in 2001 for 30 years of volunteer service to Retama Manor. In 1997 she was awarded a plaque for two decades of service for our children by the Darrel B. Hester Juvenile Justice Center. She was a familiar face in the halls of the hospitals, Retama Manor, Golden Palms, Good Samaritan, Youth Boot Camp and the Womens and Juveniles sections of the Cameron County Jail, where se faithfully and consistently spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She will be greatly missed. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Restlawn Memorial Park. Pastor Steve Hyde of Lighthouse Assembly of God of Port Isabel officiated. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Trinity Funeral Chapel 1217 South F. Street Harlingen.