In life and in death, Lily Fardell left an extraordinary impression.

The Newcastle woman's final wishes were formally carried out on Friday when her $4.3 million estate was handed to St Vincent de Paul Society to help the charity better serve the Hunter's homeless children and their families.

The proceeds of the sale of Lily Fardell's home and its contents have been donated to St Vincent de Paul.

Her charity and generosity knew no bounds, and her legacy amounts to the largest single donation ever given to St Vincent de Paul.

In her final will read after her death early this year, the woman dubbed the 'Fair Lady of The Hill' ordered that her home and its contents be auctioned with all the proceeds going towards housing homeless youth, the Newcastle Herald reports.