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Submitted: 4/16/21 • Approved: 4/18/21 • Last Updated: 4/21/21 • R409518-G409517-S3
J. P.
1942-1994
Fannie
1941-2019
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*Obituary for J. P.
J.P. Tillmon, 52, Borger, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 1994 in his home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gardner Street Church of Christ with Mr. B.C. Brannon, minister, Jim Hall Church of Christ, officiating.
Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery by Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
A native of Marshall, he had been a lifetime resident of Borger. He was employed by Phillips Petroleum Company as a lead off man. He was a member of the Jim Hall Church of Christ, Operation Outreach, and Tri-City Youth.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie of the home; four sons, Tony of Amarillo; Charles of Denver; Jerry of Borger; and Lamar of Amarillo; four brothers, A.C. Tillmon of Navasota; Carl Taylor of Borger; Rodrick Taylor of California; Willie Tillmon of Marshall; two sisters, Linda Sue Haywood of Oceanside, Calif.; and Diane Burns of Denver, Colo.; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jim Brown, Mike McKinney, Mike Webb, Benny Miller, Danny Burse, Alvin Ferguson, and Joe Robinson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Operation Outreach members.
(Published in Borger News Herald, December 27, 1994)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: J P Tilman
Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1942
Gender: Male
Birth County: Harrison
Father's Name: K P Tilman
Mother's name: Bessie Mae Crockett
Roll number: 1942_0009
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: J. P. Tillmon
BORN: 7 Sep 1942
Died: 24 Dec 1994
*Obituary for Fannie
Fannie Elizabeth Tillmon
May 13, 1941 - June 9, 2019
Fannie Elizabeth Tillmon, of Amarillo, passed away on Sunday June 9, 2019. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14, the 1st United Methodist Church, officiating is Pastor Carl Taylor, of Borger Christian Center. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. There will be a family visitation on Thursday, May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Fannie was born on May 13, 1941, in Henderson, Texas to Pettie and Maizie Bell (Punch) Sheppard. Fannie was very active in the community. She was at teachers aid at Borger Independent Schools, and manager of Parks and Recreation for 14 years. Fannie also coached the 11 and 12 year old girls basketball and loved to sing for area nursing homes. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church.
Fannie is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, J.P., her brothers, Nathaniel Sheppard, Bobby Sheppard, Will Emmitt Sheppard, and Pettie Gene Sheppard.
She is survived by her sons, Tony Tillmon of Amarillo, Charles Tillmon of Denver, Colorado, Jerry Paul Tillmon and Lamar Tillmon, also of Amarillo; brothers, L.M. Sheppard of Amarillo and William James Sheppard and Harold Dean Sheppard both of Henderson Texas; sisters, Dorothy Jenell Burkley of San Angelo, Vernell Willis of Orlando, California, Nettie Elmore of Seattle, Washington, and Lerline Cooper of Henderson; Fannie was blessed with 6 grandchildren, Brandon Tillmon, Adriana Tillmon, Shayna Tillmon, Jarron Tillmon, Audrey Tillmon, Kendrick Alexander and Nusaybay Tillmon and one great granddaughter Ma’Kiya Alexander.
(Published by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors, Tuesday, June 11, 2019)
Contributed on 4/16/21 by neldapat
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