Lori Wilson Sills

Lori Elizabeth Wilson Sills passed away from a brief, but critical illness, Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Her loss was completely unexpected, and the family is profoundly saddened. Lori was born on September 2, 1975 in Louisville, Kentucky to Libby (deceased) and Chuck Wilson. Lori is survived by her husband, Kirk Sills, father, Chuck, and sister Joni Marie Lackey (Todd) and her three (3) dogs, Georgia, Nixon & Piper. She grew up in Louisville, KY; Columbia, S.C.; and Lilburn, Georgia where she attended Parkview High School. She graduated from Georgia Southern University with an undergraduate degree in Community Health and masters degree in Health Care Management Phoenix University. While attending Georgia Southern she met the love of her life, Kirk Sills, whom she later married, November 6, 1999. While at Georgia Southern, she worked at Walker Pharmacy and Gifts and it was there she found her medical calling. She and Kirk moved to Birmingham, Alabama where Lori worked for Ortho Sports Associates, and in particular Dr. Shane Buggay for over 23 years. Lori loved her work family and family alike and was happiest among them at her favorite spot in the world – the beach. There were few things she loved more than being surrounded by her family, listening to country music, watching Alabama football (and Georgia) being with her fur babies, or chatting on the phone. She was her husband’s north star and lighthouse, along with her canine kids Georgia, Piper and Nixon. She was her nieces’ and nephews’ favorite aunt, was closely bonded with her sister, Joni, and loved her sisters in law and brothers in law forming a special bond with them all, especially Lisa Sills. There are few people like Lori in the world today. If you knew or spent time around Lori, you knew with her you were in the judgment-free zone; she would always lend a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on—you could tell her anything and everything without fear of judgment. Her laugh was joyous and infectious to those around her. She never met anyone that she didn’t like and had the uncanny ability to remember everybody’s name she met. Her magnetic personality was only matched by her beautiful, exotic eyes and her incredibly huge heart. Lori had this ability to make you feel important, and, to her, you actually were. Her compassionate altruism extended to anybody and everybody who had the fortune to know her. She was the glue of her family and always knew exactly what to say in every situation. The only things Lori didn’t like were clowns and frogs, or Santa Claus. No doubt her fur babies that went before her - Bud, Buster, Bubba, and Jack - were there to greet her at those pearly gates alongside her mom, Libby, and father-in-law, Daddy Carl. Words can’t quite capture the impact she had on the lives she touched along the way. The outpouring of love from friends and family during her brief hospital stay was a testament to how loved and cherished she was, is, and always will be. She leaves an indescribable void but has given us a heart full of love. She will forever be remembered for the unforgettable way she made you feel. Survivors include her husband Kirk, her father Chuck Wilson and stepmother (Bonus Mom) Carol, her sister Joni Wilson Lackey and brother-in-law Todd, her mother-in-law Liz Sills, brother and sister-in-law Carl and Liz Sills, brother and sister-in-law Barry and Karen Sills, sister-in-law Lisa Sills, nieces Eleanor Sills (Jeff Grosholz), Megan Rooks (Paiton Moore), Jessica Rooks and nephews Hunter Sills and Blake Sills. A Memorial Service will be held at McCalla Memorial Funeral Home, 4780 Letson Farm Pkwy, McCalla, Alabama 35111 on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 1:00pm Visitation with Family to be followed by Memorial Service at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your local HUMANE SOCIETY to support for her wonderful love of animals, especially cats & DOGS. A Reception will immediately follow the memorial service at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites-Birmingham West located at 4703 Bell Hill Road, McCalla, Alabama. “Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS for they SHALL be called the CHILDREN of GOD.”

Lori Wilson Sills

September 2, 1975 - November 6, 2024