Individual Details
James LaVerne Tillery
(9 Oct 1923 - 27 Aug 2007)
Events
| Birth | 9 Oct 1923 | Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas | |||
| Marriage | 1944 | Nina Bobo | |||
| Death | 27 Aug 2007 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Nina Bobo (1924 - 2010) |
| Father | Tim Pearson Tillery (1886 - 1937) |
| Mother | Cora Alice Renfrow (1887 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Ermel D. Tillery (1907 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Henry Lee Tillery (1908 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Ina May Tillery (1911 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Cleo Arvy Tillery (1912 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Willie Pearson Tillery (1914 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Tommie Franklin Tillery (1916 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Clarence Edward Tillery (1919 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Charles Wesley Tillery (1926 - 1987) |
| Sibling | W. C. Tillery (1929 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Death
James L. Tillery, 83, a butcher, passed away Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, at a local care center.Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Friday in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
James was born Oct. 9, 1923, in Grapevine to Tim and Cora Tillery.
He worked for Swift & Co. for 29 1/2 years and retired from Aston Meat Co. in 1986. James coached baseball in Haltom City from 1961 to 1969 and loved to attend girls' fast-pitch softball games. He was a former school crossing guard for David Smith, O.H. Stowe and Mullendore elementary. James was a member of Haltom Road Baptist Church.
The family would like to give a special thank-you to the staff at Richland Hills Nursing Home and American Hospice.
Survivors: Beloved wife of 62 1/2 years, Nina; daughter, Joyce Thompson; son, Mike Tillery, both of Haltom City; grandsons, Jeff and Jay Thompson, both of Fort Worth; sister, Betty Loges and husband, Wayne; brothers, Jerrell Tillery and W.C. Tillery and wife, Joan, all of Grapevine; and several nieces and nephews.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 8/29/2007
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave, Findagrave.com, database and digital images (http//:www.findagrave.com : viewed 16 August 2018), Memorial 29191618 .