Tillman, Mary Leila 



Micanopy - Mary Leila Tillman, 100, passed away 

on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at her home in Micanopy, 

FL, not five miles from the house where she was 

born, in Micanopy, in 1912. Mary Leila was born 

in a home with no electricity or running water 

which was normal at the time. She was a homemaker 

who lived with her husband and family in Jacksonville, 

FL for a time before moving back to Micanopy in 1954. 

She was a member of Micanopy Baptist Church. She loved 

fishing, gardening, and reading. Mary Leila was an 

avid Gator fan, a volunteer with Shands at AGH Auxiliary, 

and was still driving at the age of 93! Mary Leila was 

predeceased by her husband Rufus W. Tillman in 1995. 

She is survived by daughters Jane Elholm of Micanopy, 

and Judy (Roy) Whitten of Micanopy, sons Wilburn (Patty) 

Tillman of Lititz, PA, and Danny (Vicki) Tillman of 

Rising Sun, MD, 10 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, January 12, 2013 

at Flemington Baptist Church in Flemington, FL, with 

burial to follow at Wacahoota Cemetery.



Arrangements are under the care of Milam Funeral And Creamation Services.



Published in Gainesville Sun from January 10 to January 11, 2013.