Lillie Belle Voigt

Lillie Belle (Hefner) Voigt, age 86, of the Watterson community passed away on Friday, May 3rd, 2024.   Lillie Belle was born on December 29th, 1937 to Garland and Leona Hefner of Bastrop, TX. Lillie Belle was one of three kids and she was heavily involved in basketball and cheerleading, attending Bastrop High School. She worked the majority of her career for Swiftex as a seamstress.  

She married her high-school sweetheart, Jake Voigt, on September 3rd, 1955. They went on to have 3 children, Linda Gaile, Michael Allen and Jay Garland and were married for 60 years.  

After leaving Swiftex, Lillie Belle later retired from Brown Primary in Smithville, TX where she worked in the cafeteria.  

Her true retirement consisted of time in her yard planting, pruning and watering all of her flowers. She loved attending local events to visit with family and friends. Lillie Belle was a spitfire to say the least – one to love hard, but tell you exactly what was on her mind.   Lillie Belle is predeceased by her Mother and Father, Garland & Leona Hefner; Sisters Dorothy and Emma Jean Hefner; Husband Marshall Donald (Jake) Voigt and Daughter Linda Allen. She is survived by her Sons Mike Voigt (Melissa) and Jay Voigt (Brenda), Grand-Children Brazos (Allison), Blaine, Ashlyn (Bill) and Shelby (Thomas) and Great-Grandchildren Zane, Bryan, Wes & Ridge. 

 A graveside service will be held at the Watterson Cemetery on Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at 2:00pm.