Maydell Lillard, 76, of Denton, who worked in UNT’s financial aid department for nearly 20 years, died Dec. 11 in Aubrey. As a pastor’s wife, she had lived in many different cities throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. She was a homemaker and an independent consultant for Home Interior and Gifts, then took night classes to pursue a career. After working as a medical secretary for the Denton State School, she worked at UNT from the 1990s until 2009. She loved being a grandmother and talking about her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.