Museum In Molino To Be Renamed In Honor Of Lillian King

April 8, 2015

The Escambia County Commission is set to rename Molino’s museum after Lillian Fillingim King.

Lillian King was instrumental in the establishment of the Molino Community Complex — housing the Molino Mid-County Historical Society Museum, the Molino Branch of the West Florida Public Library, multiple meeting rooms, and an auditorium — in the former Molino Elementary School.

She also established the Molino Mid-County Historical Society in 1999, of which she served as president from the museum’s inception in 2013 until her passing in 2015.

On April 9, the Escambia County Commission is expected to approve a resolution official renaming the Molino Mid-County Historical Society Museum as the “Lillian F. King Museum”.

King passed away February 27, 2015, at the age of 73.

Pictured top: Lil King holds ribbon for the ribbon cutting of the Molino Community Complex in October 2012. Pictured below: West FLorida Library Administrator Darlene Howell presents a certificate of appreciation to Lil King and the Molino Mid County Historical Society for the groups efforts at the Molino Branch Library in April 2014. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

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8 Responses to “Museum In Molino To Be Renamed In Honor Of Lillian King”

  1. Bonnie Exner on April 9th, 2015 12:53 am

    A wonderful gesture to such a deserving LADY..Lil will be missed by many ..it’s even hard to go into the Molino Community Center knowing that she won’t be there.

  2. Jennifer Sanderson on April 8th, 2015 12:44 pm

    I know you’re smiling down, and I trust that you’re very pleased. Good job, Grandma, you deserve it. I love you.

  3. Sidney Sharp on April 8th, 2015 9:45 am

    Mrs. King worked for many years with Marilyn Wesley of Community Services to see this come to fruition. What a fitting and wonderful tribute to her.

  4. Sandra on April 8th, 2015 6:06 am

    What a deserved honor for such an honorable lady!

  5. Sarah-Jane on April 8th, 2015 5:23 am

    A very fitting tribute.

  6. Jane on April 8th, 2015 4:55 am

    I am so happy to see this. Mrs. King did so much for the community and she worked very hard to get the museum and community center for Molino. She is missed so much by so many.

  7. daniel brown on April 8th, 2015 4:29 am

    Such a wonderful person that touched so many lives and left great things behind for everyone to enjoy and benefit from for years and years to come. I have been blessed to have known Lil for many years it has been wonder to have known a real angel here on earth.

  8. Kevin Enfinger on April 8th, 2015 12:53 am

    This is just wonderful. Mrs. King was a wonderful person and a wonderful asset to the community and is deeply missed.