Funeral services for Lester Leon Lilley Sr., 94, of Houston, Texas, were held Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 2 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment followed at the Big Sandy Cemetery in Dallardsville, Texas. Visitation was held on the day of service from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Lester was born January 31, 1932 in Livingston, Texas and passed away March 4, 2026 in Houston, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas George Lilley and Mary Ila Farrar Lilley; sons, Lary Lilley and Gary Lilley; brothers, Robert Claude Lilley and Jackie Edwin Lilley; and sisters, Myrtle Cruz and Edith Kruezer.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Lilley; daughter, Mary Jarmon and husband Bob; son, Lester Lilley Jr. and wife Theresa; daughter-in-law, Debbie Lilley; brother, Clayton Lilley and wife Sandra; sister-in-law, Janie Lilley; grandchildren, Raymond Reyes and Janell, Kevin Lilley, Cassidy Lilley, Tiffany Green and Matt, Nathan Jarmon and Tammi, Jeremy Lilley and Jamie, Adam Lilley and Micaela Lacy, and Sara Appling and Carey; and seven great-grandchildren, along with numerous other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Lilley, Nathan Lilley, Adam Lilley, Clay Lilley, Scott Lilley and Raymond Reyes.
Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online guestbook at www.cochranfh.com.
