Marilyn (Faulkner) Quillia, age 75, of Springfield, MO, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 21, 2019. She was surrounded by her daughters who loved her dearly.
Marilyn was born in Waltham, MA on November 11, 1944 to parents James and Pauline Faulkner. She loved her years working as a dental assistant for an oral surgeon in Waltham, MA. At age 28 she met Michael Quillia and they were married on November 26, 1972. From this marriage came four daughters; Ruth, Rebecca, Sarah and Martha. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents James and Pauline Faulkner, her sister Joyce (JJ) Faulkner, and her loving husband Michael Quillia.
Survivors include her four daughters: Ruth (Mark) Cammuso, Becky (Michael) Winters, Sarah (Steven) Milgate, and Martha (Wayne) Logan, fourteen grandchildren: James, Ethan, Leah, Alison, Kayla, Matthew, Rachal, Joshua, Daniel, Jason, Benjamin, Alyssa, Julia and Samuel.
Services will be held on Monday, November 25, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Greenlawn Funeral Home South, 441 West Battlefield Springfield, Missouri 65807. Burial to follow at Eastlawn Cemetery in Springfield, MO .
Marilyn, with her husband Michael, had no greater joy than to watch their daughter Becky, with her husband and children, serve the Lord as missionaries in Japan.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to their Ministry in Japan through their sending church, Monadnock Bible Baptist Church in New Hampshire; Monadnock Bible Baptist Church PO Box 701 Rindge, NH 03461