Frances Naomi Lillard and some of her children: (left to right) Fred, Nellie (sitting), Bob McDonald (little boy), unknown (standing), Helen (standing), Frances Naomi (sitting in middle), Georgia (down in front), and Mildred (standing). 1916.
Frances Naomi Lillard in 1944, age 86 years. The last several years of her life, she lived with daughter Georgia Shields, and rarely ventured from her upstairs bedroom. She developed type 2 diabetes the last couple of years.
Mildred Ball Ice, Helen Louise Mickel, and Georgia Virginia Shields -- the three sisters. The picture was probably taken sometime between 1950 and 1965.