Lillian Beatrice Pickett

Lillian Beatrice Pickett (née Cutler) was born on August 7, 1934, to loving parents Horatio and Agnes. She passed peacefully on November 6, 2026, at the age of 92, with her beloved son by her side.

Lillian (Lily) was the sixth of nine children, and she spent her childhood alongside her siblings on the shores of Fair Island, Newfoundland. It was on the island that she met and married her husband, Malcolm, and started their family. Resettlement brought the family to Centreville, Newfoundland, where they built the home they shared for 61 years of marriage.

Lily loved life’s everyday pleasures: a pleasant afternoon with a breeze perfect for berry picking, a long chat over a cup of tea, spending a full day baking enough bread and partridgeberry tarts to share with anyone who stopped by, a hand of cards at the kitchen table, and a night out for a few games of darts.

She loved to celebrate all of life’s milestones, whether an anniversary, wedding, graduation, or birthday, including her own. No occasion went unnoticed. She always made sure to phone on each birthday, send cards in the mail for a special occasions, often with a little something extra to show she cared, and she could be found on a dance floor into the night.

Most of all, she loved and cherished her family. She devoted her life to caring for and nurturing those she loved. While her immediate family was small, she selflessly extended her love and care to her large circle of nieces and nephews, and perhaps a few others she gathered along the way. Aunt Lil was a special aunt to all.

We will remember Lily for her generosity, warmth, strength, and deep gratitude. We will miss her smile that reached the corners of her bright blue eyes and the way she would hold her side when she laughed too hard. In her spirit, we will try to find some fun, have a good laugh, and get up to a little foolishness. She was deeply loved, and we will carry the memories of our dear mother, Nan, G-Nan, sister, aunt, and friend with us always.

Lily was predeceased by her husband Malcolm; son Lionel; parents Horatio and Agnes; brothers Caleb (Joyce), Howard (Annie Ethel), Spencer (Grace), and Cyril; and sisters Frances (Esau) and Rebecca (Eli). She is survived by her son Dwight (Melita); grandchildren Nichole, Stephen (Terrilyn), and Stephanie; great-granddaughters Isla, Ellora, and Mya; sisters Eileen (the late Martin) and Selena (Gerald); sister-in-law Linda; and a large extended family of nieces and nephews, cousins, in-laws, and friends, all held closely.

Visitation will take place at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Centreville, Newfoundland on Monday, November 9, 2026 from 7 - 9 p.m.; Tuesday, November 10, 2026 from 2 - 4 p.m. & 7 - 9p.m. 

Funeral service will take place at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Centreville, Newfoundland on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Maxine Abbott officiating. Interment to follow at The Anglican Church Cemetery, Centreville, Newfoundland. 

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in Lily’s memory to the St. Barnabas Anglican Church Cemetery Fund, Centreville, Newfoundland. Her family and friends sincerely extend their gratitude to the staff of Oram’s Emmanuel Manor in Gambo, Newfoundland, and Bonnews Lodge in New-Wes-Valley, Newfoundland, for providing her with care and comfort in her final years.