Lilly Mae (Fann) Tew

Roseboro

Mrs. Lilly Mae (Fann) Tew, 83, of Roseboro, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at The Magnolia in Clinton.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at Piney Green Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Donald Keith Carter officiating. The burial will follow at Piney Green Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 2:50 PM on Sunday, November 8 , 2026 at Piney Green Missionary Baptist Church prior to the service.

Mrs. Lilly was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of James Almond Fann and Mary Jeanette Lee Fann. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Dee Tew, Sr., a son, Woodrow Coleman; two daughters, Blaire Williams Tew, and Mary Lynn Tew; and two grandchildren, Woodrow Taylor, and Madison Skye Tew.

She leaves to cherish her memory, eight children, Melody Britt and husband Larry, Myron Coleman, Vickey Clark, John Dee Tew, Jr. and wife Meghan, Ladonna Powers, Shawn Tew and wife Michelle, Melanie James and husband Frank, and Brooke Tew; seventeen grandchildren, Kelly Abashaar, Patricia Britt, Amanda Jones, Amber Langley, Bobbie Jo Davis, Sara Tew, Tyler Tew, Jason Powers, Brandon Powers, Levi Tew, Ryder Tew, Luke Tew, Paige Green, Alex James, TJ Smith, Travis Faison, and Trey Faison; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Marty Connor.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, NC 28382.