Lillian Bodner, 98, of Atlanta

Lillian Bodner, age 98, of Atlanta died on March 24, 2013.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Lillian and her husband Irving moved to Salisbury, N.C. in 1940 to run a textile factory. They later moved to Helfin, Ala., where they raised their family and owned and operated a chicken farm, Bodner and Son Eggs, to produce eggs.

Lillian was a member of Temple Beth El in Anniston, Ala. A loving wife and mother, she was preceded in death by her husband Irving Bodner. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Arthur and Rita Bodner, Atlanta, and Allen and Sally Bodner, Anniston; grandchildren, Cheryl and Phil Yagoda, Allison and Jason Smith, Steven and Jennifer Bodner, Becky and Damon Paolozzi and Jennifer and Mike Aaron; and great-grandchildren, Arly, Sophie, Ian, Abigail, Jordan, Riley, Scarlett, Max, Reagan, Jackson and Fletcher.

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Sign online guestbook at edressler.com. Graveside services were held on Mon., March 25 at the Temple Beth El portion of Hillside Cemetery in Anniston. The family requests donations be made to the Temple Beth El Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 1364, Anniston, AL 36202 or Weinstein Hospice, 3150 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30327. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.