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Ethel "Nadine" Tillman, 81, of Marble Hill, Missouri, passed away April 30, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Born March 7, 1937, in Leachville, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Dave and Nellie Beatrice Jackson Willie.
She married Samuel Howard "Sam" Tillman on Nov. 7, 1952, in Cardwell, Mo. He preceded her in death on June 2, 2015.
She had worked as a drapery seamstress, and especially loved crafts and flowers. She was a member of Old Union Church at Bessville, Mo.
She is survived by two sons: Mitchell K. and Matthew J. Tillman of Marble Hill; a daughter, Sherri A. Tillman of St. Louis; a brother, Royce Willie of Alabama; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Michael Tillman, and three brothers: Roy, Gene, and Leonard Willie.
Visitation and funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Services will begin at 1:00 P.M. and burial will follow in Old Union Cemetery.
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