Dateline-Dewey, AZ Lillian F. Gallison Eldridge, 89, passed away unexpectedly on August 11, 2020 at her home in Dewey, AZ. She was born May 19, 1931 in Allston, MA., daughter of the late Frederick Neal Jr and Mila Penwarden. Lillian grew up in North Reading, MA and Randolph, MA one of 7 children. In 1950, she married the love of her life, Richard Warren Eldridge Sr. and they raised 7 children. They traveled to different areas of the Country as their family grew. Finally settling as longtime residents of Kingston, NH. Lillian was a devoted homemaker for her family. In the earlier years, she also took nursing classes and worked in the nursing home owned by her husband’s family in CT and later was a longtime employee at Data General in Portsmouth from which she retired. Lillian loved making ceramics and even taught classes out of her home. In retirement, she and her husband lived their elder years in San Diego, CA until his passing in 1997. Later, she moved to Dewey, AZ with her daughter. Lillian will be remembered for having a heart of gold. She cared for countless numbers of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition, she took in her husband’s sisters, Beverly and Mary Jane and any neighborhood children down on their luck. You could easily say that Lillian was the family caretaker-no matter what the circumstances were. She also enjoyed sewing, playing bingo and going to the casino. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her siblings Helen, Baby Roy, George, and Earl Raymond. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Doná Genus and “Bishop” Genus, son and daughter-in-law, Richard Warren Eldridge Jr. and Jane Eldridge, daughter and son-in-law, Jennie M. Shook and Terrance Shook, son, Arthur Eldridge, daughter, Deborah Mae Carr, daughter, Mary Louise Gilman, daughter, Helen Mae Ellis, 23 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, brother, Frederick Neal III, sister, Geraldine R. Santo and numerous nieces and nephews. There are no calling hours. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Kingston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For more information, please visit www.brewittfuneralhome.com