Lila Lusk Baldwin

Lila Lusk Baldwin, 75, of Lexington, NC entered into the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Born in Avery County, NC she was the daughter of the late William Kane Lusk and the late Irene Hughes Lusk. Lila had worked for the NC Department of Corrections as an accountant clerk and attended Floyd Baptist Church until she had a decline in health.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jerry James Baldwin, a brother, William Lusk, Jr., brother-in-law, Terry Childers, nephews, John Lusk, Jr. and Terry Childers, Jr..

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Julie Evans and her husband Paul and Kimberly Hodgson and her significant other Wayne Gorsuch; brothers, James Lusk and his wife Nancy and John Lusk, Sr.; her sisters, Jeannie Childers, Joannie Highfill and her husband Billy, Karen Harrison and her husband Trey, Brenda Freeman and her husband Jimmy, and Linda Zeyfang and her husband David; her sister-in-law, Barbara Lusk; her grandchildren, Zachary Welch, Kiera Evans, Harper Martin, Ilana Evans, and Jude Evans; and her nieces and nephews all of whom she thought so much of, William Lusk III, William Lusk IV, Ashley Lusk, Abigail Lusk, Jerry Lusk, Brittany Childers, Lilly Collier, Eva Childers, Gabe Childers, Jacob Highfill, Sophie Highfill, Eric Knote, Kerry Pack, Caroline Pack, Savannah Pack, Amanda Pack, Janice Hillanbrand, Katrina Blevins, Matthew Zeyfang, Anna Zeyfang, Jaylynn Lusk, Annie Mae Lusk, and John Lusk III.

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, Oct. 23, at Floyd Baptist Church with Rev. Kenny Coker officiating. 

Lila found great joy in reading, crocheting, playing card games, gardening, spending time with family especially her grandchildren, her monthly sister trips, and anything that was purple. Lila will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt who always put others before herself.

Memorials can be made to the Arbor Day Foundation at shop.arborday.org or to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library at donate.imaginationlibrary.com