Lillian Marie Kidd Cowan, 100 of Leonardtown, MD, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at St. Mary's Nursing Center after receiving the last rites of Holy Mother Church.

Born September 19, 1909 in Bismarck, MO, she was the only child of Birt Thomas and Mary Magdalene O'Loughlin Kidd. She lived the majority of her life in her beloved St. Louis, MO.

Working from a young woman in sales and as a buyer for the stationary department, she retired from Stix, Baer and Fuller Department Store, St. Louis, MO. Lillian was a devout catholic and parishioner of Our Lady's Catholic Church, Medleys Neck, MD. She was educated solely by the Ursuline nuns in Missouri; she was a talented pianist and artist.

As a great supporter of Fr. Flanagan's Boys Home, she was an Honorary Citizen of Boys Town Nebraska. She was a life long member of the Daughter's of Isabella, St. Louis of France Circle #170. She belonged to the Christian Ladies Sodality at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish, St. Louis, MO. While living in Leonardtown she had been an active member of the St. Mary's County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Having been married to the late Roland Leo "Red" Cowan, she leaves her only child Elizabeth Lynn "Bee" Fenwick and her husband Dr. John Francis Fenwick. She is survived by two grandchildren, Dr. Lynn Mary Fenwick (Timothy Gerard Buhler) and John Kidd Fenwick, (Susan Cecelia Fenwick), also survived by four treasured great-grandchildren; Kristin Michelle and Erin Lynn Buhler and Ryan Kidd and Andrew Fenwick, three special cousins survive; Theda Will Hentschel and Walter Neil Kidd of St. Louis, MO, and Ben Kidd Smith of Corpus Christi, TX, she was the aunt of Thomas Cowan of Highland, NY, Mary Means of Mason, OH and Marjorie Ouelette of Walpole, MS.

Always a "Lady" Lillian possessed great beauty within as well as without. She spent a lifetime giving generously of her time and tireless energy to her family, many friends and acquaintances. She was a gentle, humble, quiet, compassionate, loving woman who shall be remembered for her twinkling blue eyes, wonderful smile and infectious laughter.

Family will receive friends on Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Our Lady's Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. in the church with Father John Mattingly officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in St. John the Apostle Catholic Church Cemetery, Bismarck, MO in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.