Obituaries

Lilly Moody

Lilly M. Moody, 75, of Point Marion, Pa., died Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown, with her loving family at her side, following a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 14, 1947, in Morgantown, she was a daughter of Mable (Jeffries) Watkins, of Point Marion, Pa., and the late Erasmo “Duke” Battencourt.

Having attended the Albert Gallatin High School, Lilly retired after more than 20 years as a secretary for West Virginia University’s College of Law. She was a member of the Morgantown Restoration Branch of Jesus Christ in Stewartstown.

Surviving, in addition to her mother, is her son, Michael A. Moody and wife Judy, of Point Marion; twin granddaughters, Haylee and Kaylee Moody, of Fairmont; two sisters, Mary Cupelli and husband Frank, of Morgantown, and Camille “Cammy” Hall, of Point Marion, Pa.; her devoted companion of the past 30 years, Jim Bate; and many cousins and their families.

Her husband, Richard A. Moody, passed away on Sept. 20, 1991.

Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, Pa., from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Friday and from 9:30 a.m. until the 10:30 a.m. hour of service on Saturday with her cousin, Elder Jerry Shiflett officiating. Interment follows in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Pa.

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