Mrs. Lilian Leavell Fountain

Lilian Leavell Fountain died on August 27, 2012 at the Health Care Center at Highland Farms Retirement Community in Black Mountain, NC. She was born on December 30, 1925 in Hattisburg, MS to Reverend and Mrs. Roland Q. Leavell. She spent her childhood years in Gainesville, GA; Atlanta, GA; and Tampa, FL. She attended Blue Mountain College in Mississippi and graduated from Mercer University in Georgia. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Mary D. Leavell Bowman and her son-in-law, Robert E. McRae. Lilian is survived by her husband, Reverend W. Maynard, Jr. to whom she was married for 61 years, and three children, William M. Fountain, III (Cindy) of Lexington, KY; Elizabeth (Beth) Fountain of Montreat, NC; and Jan Fountain McRae of Chattanooga, TN. She is also survived by five grandsons, William M. Fountain, IV (Jayme) of Circleville, OH; Heath Phillips (Jaclyn) of Smyrna, GA; Drew Fountain (Kelly) of Lexington, KY; Rob McRae and Wyatt McRae of Chattanooga, TN; and one great-granddaughter, Molly Fountain, of Circleville, OH. She is also survived by her sister Dorthea Leavell Hudson of Jackson, Mississippi, 3 nephews, and 5 nieces. Before her marriage, Lilian served in Richmond, VA as the Director of Christian Education in a Baptist Church. She served for a number of years as the Director of Volunteers in two hospitals in Louisiana. At the hospital in Metarie, LA, she started a program which rapidly grew to several hundred volunteers. Later she was the coordinator of Refugee Resettlement for the Presbyterian Church in Charlotte and Western North Carolina. She spent hundreds of hours as a volunteer for at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Lilian was an Elder at Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, as well as in two churches in South Louisiana. She was awarded an honorary lifetime membership in Presbyterian Women. The family expresses their sincere appreciation to the staff in Highland Farms Health Care Center, to Memory Care and to Care Partners Hospice for their outstanding service and devotion to Lilian. A memorial service will be held for Lilian 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 1, at the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church 117 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC. In lieu of flowers, you are invited to send a contribution in her memory to the Montreat Conference Center, PO Box 969, Montreat, NC 28757 or to the benevolence of your choice. Morris Funeral Home, 304 Merrimon Avenue is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent through the website www.morrisfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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Mrs. Lilian Leavell Fountain

December 30, 1925 - August 27, 2012