Lillian T. Widner, age 97, was born November 24, 1908, in Black Diamond, Wash. She died on November 10, 2006, two weeks shy of her 98th birthday.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Widner, and her son, Richard Burnside.

Lillian lived a long and healthy life filled with gardening, traveling around the world, and a passionate love for animals. She devoted much of her life to her own pets as well as the care and well being of all animals. She will be greatly missed by all of us.