BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Lillian M. Daugherty Autry, 88, of Beaver Dam, gained her angel wings while surrounded by her family Tuesday, May 8, 2018. She was born Oct. 12, 1929, in Arnold, Kentucky, to the late Owen Daugherty and Arleva Coy Daugherty.
Mrs. Autry was a homemaker and a member of New Covenant Tabernacle in McHenry. She loved sewing, gardening, and her fish aquarium.
Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by both her husbands, Joy Bill Autry and Millard Crabb; granddaughter, Sheree Fuqua; and sister, Doolie Franks.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory her seven children, Gerald (Debi) Crabb, of Ripley, Mississippi, Regina Crowe of Beaver Dam, Patty (Dale) Murphy, of Horse Branch, Kentucky, Rita Crabb, of Beaver Dam, Karen (Dale) Calloway, of Horse Branch, Teresa (Dusty) Burchett, of Hartford, Kentucky, and Lisa Branham, of Beaver Dam; 21 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m . Friday, May 11, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Dale Calloway, Dusty Burchett and Gerald Crabb officiating. Burial will follow in McCord Cemetery in Horse Branch, Kentucky. Friends may visit with Mrs. Autry’s family from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.