Shirley Jean Tillmon (Hawk) was born on April 1, 1944. She went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on June 16, 2023, joining her husband, Lawrence W. Tillmon a mere one year and five days after the Lord called him home. Shirley was 79 years old. She passed away peacefully at Decatur Morgan Hospital in Decatur, Alabama having lived the last four years in Hartselle, Alabama.
Shirley and Larry moved to Hartselle from Cookeville, Tennessee in 2019 to be closer to family due to declining health. Shirley was born in Greenbrier, Missouri to Oma and Konley Hawk and is one of nine children.
Shirley loved her family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Shirley worked outside the home for over 50 years. She was a factory production worker, a beautician, gifted quilter, and, finally, a demonstrator for Sam’s Club retiring in 2016 due to her health. Shirley leaves a legacy of hard work, faith, and love to her family.
Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Oma and Konley Hawk, her husband, Lawrence Tillmon, and three siblings Thelbert Hawk. Delbert Hawk, and Anna Hawk.
Shirley is survived by six siblings Mary Jackman (Joe), Betty Peterson, Janis Robins (David), Sharon Whittley (Gerry), Jim Hawk, seven children: Michelle Jo Blaylock (John) of Hartselle, Alabama; Lee Tillmon of Jacksonville, Florida; Sherry Louise Lang (Mark) of Dexter, Missouri; Tina Marie Smith (Cean) of Stafford, Missouri; Robert Welsey Tillmon (Shirley) of Sturgis, Michigan; Joshua Lawrence Tillmon (Renee) of Burr Oak, Michigan, and Michael Walter Tillmon (Frednica) Washington, D.C.
Shirley also counts as her blessings fourteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. until 11: 00 a.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery in Essex, Missouri.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
