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Clarence William "Junior" Tillett Jr
23 Dec 1922 – 11 Jul 2002
| Birth | 23 Dec 1922 |
| Death | 11 Jul 2002 |
| Cemetery | Van Alstyne Cemetery Van Alstyne , Grayson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | sue on 02 Nov 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138219861 |
Bio
Whitewright Sun July 8, 2002 WHITEWRIGHT - Services for Clarence Tillett Jr., 79-year-old Whitewright resident were held Sunday, July 14, 2002, at the First Baptist Church of Whitewright. He died Thursday, July 11, 2002, in Bonham. Officiating were the Rev. Houston Garner and the Rev. Rodney Stanford. Burial followed in Van Alstyne Cemetery in Van Alstyne, TX. Mr. Tillett was born on Dec. 23, 1922, in Westminster, TX, son of Clarence Tillett and Myrtle Geer Tillett. He attended Howe and Van Alstyne public schools. On Sept. 28, 1941, he married Maurine Wallace in Sherman, TX. He was a retired Whitewright grocery store owner and also worked for Pettit's Grocery and Carl's Tasty Sausage. He was Mayor of Whitewright from 1982 - 1992. He was a Deacon at the First Baptist Church in Whitewright. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Whitewright. Pallbearers were Bill Sparks, Kevin Spann, Brad Tillett, Ronnie Gentry, Clarence Wise, Eddie Wise, Bobby Fleming and Johnny Morris. Honorary pallbearers were Ralph Brown, Doyce Worsham, Arthur Ballard and W.E. Stanford. Surviving is his wife, Maurine Tillett of Whitewright, sons, Bill R. Tillett of Miami, Florida, Curtis D. Tillett of Springfield, Illinois and Gary L. Tillett of Plano; daughters, Doris Sparks of Fairview and Carolyn Crispin of Branson Missouri; brothers, Billy Tillett and James Tillett, both of Van Alstyne, Wayne Tillett of Fort Worth, and Jerry Tillett of Caddo Mills; sisters, Pauline Gentry and Jerry Wise, both of Van Alstyne, Juanita Boatright of Sherman and Jo Ann Marr of Sherwood Shores; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
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PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
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- Edith Pauline Tillett Gentry 1918–2007
- Mary "Jenny" Tillett Wise 1920–2015
- Billy E. Tillett 1925–2008
- Robert Lee Tillett 1927–2001
- James Edward Tillett 1929–2012
- Juanita Tillett Boatright 1931–2015
- Jerry Alan "Curly" Tillett 1939–2025
- Jo Ann Tillett Marr 1942–2013
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