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.