Lillian George Redwine

Lillian Jeanette George Redwine, 84, of Fayetteville, died April 29, 2009 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. She was born March 9, 1925 at home in the Brush Creek community of Elm Springs to Charles Lee and Willie Jeanette Lowe George. The third of three children, her family moved to Springdale in 1934. A Christian, in her youth she was a member of First Baptist Church in Springdale where she played the piano and the organ. Over the years she was a member of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas and First Baptist Church in Fayetteville. In later life she was a congregant of Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas and participated in community groups whose members fondly called her "Aunt Lil." She attended Springdale schools, graduating in 1943 from Springdale High School where she was Homecoming Queen, and the University of Arkansas. Lillian married Joe Redwine on April 7, 1946 at the First Baptist Church in Springdale. The couple moved to Dallas, Texas in 1953. Living in Dallas thirty years, Lillian was an active member of the Cornelian Club and the Parent-Teacher Association, holding various offices in each. She was also a Girl Scout Brownie troop leader. Returning to northwest Arkansas in 1983 with her husband after his retirement, she was a member of Springdale Schools Alumni Association, Northwest Medical Center Auxiliary and Shiloh Museum. Traveling with her husband to Europe, where he led Texas State Teachers' Association tour groups, and to Russia, where she added to her collection of lacquer boxes, were favored activities. Their contributions to education and music were honored with the creation in 2006 of The Lillian and Joe Redwine Music Endowment at The New School in Fayetteville. Lillian enjoyed playing the piano and the organ for relatives and acquaintances until her passing. Late in life she recorded requested special selections for her family. She made friends easily, remembering others through thoughtful acts of kindness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years; her parents; one brother, Luther Lee George and wife Cathryn; and one sister-in-law, Mary Frances Rice George. She is survived by one daughter, Janette Ann Redwine Treat and husband Carlos of Springdale; one granddaughter, Stacy Jeanette Treat Avery and husband Dennis of Kansas, Oklahoma; one grandson, Brian Carlos Treat and wife Kara of Springdale; three great granddaughters, Ashley Treat and Aubrey Treat of Springdale and Blakely Avery of Kansas, Oklahoma; one great grandson, Wyatt Avery of Kansas, Oklahoma; one brother, Ellis Eugene "Gene" George and wife Virginia of Springdale; one sister-in-law, Helen George of Springdale; one niece, Cathy Lu George Evans and husband David of Fayetteville; three nephews, Gary Charles George and wife Robin; John Lee George and wife Mary; and Richard Eugene George and wife Shelley, all of Springdale; three caregivers, Brenda Sue Dowell, Freda Mae McLeroy and Mona Sue Wallis all of Springdale. A funeral service will be at 10:30 Saturday morning, May 2, 2009 at Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell with The Reverend Mickey Daniel Rapier officiating. Burial will be at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale. The family will receive friends from 4:30 to 6:00 Friday evening, May 1, 2009 at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Springdale. Pallbearers will be Barry Anthony Bridges, Matthew John Brown, Carl Eugene George, Charles Ellis George, John Lee George, Richard Eugene George, Brandon Givens Siems and Patrick Holt Swope. Honorary Pallbearers will be Joe Sanford Boone, Marion Edison Brown, Haroldean Hewitt, Loyd Wayne Luginbuel, Walter Lee Turnbow and Harry I Vandergriff. In lieu of flowers, memorials for Lillian Redwine may be made to Music Ministry, Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas, 1051 West Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers, Arkansas 72758; Redwine Music Endowment, The New School, Post Office Box 1805, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702; Butterfield Trail Village Foundation, 1923 East Joyce Boulevard, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703 or Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Arkansas 72762.

Lillian George Redwine

March 9, 1925 - April 29, 2009