Tillie M. Dillard Heath Mayberry
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Tillie M. Dillard Heath Mayberry, 92, of Shawneetown, passed away on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at the Harrisburg Medical Center.
Tillie Marie was born May 23, 1918, through the marriage of George Walter and Mabel Patrick Dillard, farmers in the New Market and Hulda Lake area. Tillie was born in the Hulda Lake area and was the sixth of seven children, five girls and two boys.
Tillie was joined in marriage to Arthur "Straw" Heath on March 28, 1937. Their marriage license was the first issued in Gallatin County after the 1937 flood. To this union three children were born, Carolyn June Heath of Raleigh, N.C., Arthur Lee Heath of Shawneetown and Ronnie Gail Heath of Dallas, Texas. Prior to this marriage, Tillie gave birth to her first son, Billy Joe Crunk, whose father was Joe Crunk of Shawneetown. Tillie later married Lowell Mayberry of Norris City on April 11, 1973. There were no children born of this union.
Tillie, in her later years, embraced the Jehovah's Witness faith and was baptized. Tillie was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Lawrence and Cletus Dillard; four sisters, Blanche and Sherman Rider, Ruth and Lester Gladison, Maggie and Gene Crane, and Geneva and James Williams; one son, Ronnie Heath; and one grandson, Tyler Heath.
Tillie is survived by her daughter, Carolyn J. Gillen; and sons, Billy Joe (Loretta) Crunk and Arthur (Mary) Heath Jr.; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral service for Tillie was held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at the Cox and Son Funeral Home in Shawneetown where the family received friends after 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Robert Patton officiated and she was laid to rest in Westwood Cemetery.
You may leave a note of comfort to the family at the Internet site www.coxandson.com.