Edward Harold Tillman

Edward Harold TillmanMulhearn Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Edward Harold Tillman, 93, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 18, 2015 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Rev. Eddy Shoemaker officiating. Interment will follow in the Kny Family Cemetery near Dunn, LA.Mr. Tillman was born on November 11, 1921 and passed away at the Northeast Louisiana War Veterans Home on April 15, 2015. He was a member of Peniel Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA. Mr. Tillman was an original member of the St. Louis Browns Baseball Knot Hole Gang. He served in the U.S. Army’s 269th Battalion as Private First Class and he was also a 33rd Degree Mason. Mr. Tillman is preceded in death by his parents, Ruby Kny and Edgar Alexander Tillman; his wife, Etta Douglas Tillman; son, Cary Kny Tillman; and his granddaughter, Danni Tillman Pitre.Survivors include his sister, Laura Endsly; grandson, Dustin Tillman; great granddaughters, Brittney Tillman, Samantha Jones, Jordan Crozier, Madison Atkins, and Paige Ross; great-great grandchildren, Chase Jones, Ryan Atkins, Kinzley Crozier, and Shyanne Jones. Pallbearers will be Donald Clark, Eric Greer, Darren Dycus, Todd Pitre, Harley Guynes, and John E. Smith.Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.Memorials may be made to the Peniel Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA. Online Registry/ Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com