To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.
Thank you for visiting the Arkansas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Arkansas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 3/15/19 • Approved: 3/23/19 • Last Updated: 3/26/19 • R1260474-G1260472-S3
Benjamin
July 31, 1940 - August 14, 2016
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
PEA RIDGE — Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Tillman, 76, of Pea Ridge, died Aug. 14, 2016, at Bradford Nursing and Rehab in Bentonville. He was born July 31, 1940, in Benton County to Sherman Edward Tillman and Mary Elizabeth Rosetta Lane Tillman.
Ben loved watching Nascar races, fishing and traveling. He loved sports and was a little league coach in Pea Ridge.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 46 years, Peggy Tillman; four brothers, Leon, Jack, Bud and Albert Tillman; two sisters, Georgia Bonita Tillman and Mary Alice Tillman. Survivors are a son, Gary Tillman (Bonnie) of Pea Ridge; two daughters, Patricia Overman of Missouri and Andrea Crane (Jeremy) of Oklahoma; two brothers, Harley Tillman of Pineville, Mo., and John Tillman of Goodman, Mo.; five grandchildren, Jennifer Wright of Pea Ridge, Joshua and Clark Kern of Missouri, Ashley Griffith of Oklahoma, KC Cross of Fayetteville; one great-grandchild, Olivia of Oklahoma and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside service is set for 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 at Bayless Cemetery in Garfield. Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at siscofuneralhome.net.
Peggy
July 28, 1945 - September 22, 2008
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
PEA RIDGE — Peggy Sue Tillman, 63, of Pea Ridge died Sept. 22, 2008, at her home. She was born July 28, 1945, at Garfield to Albert Wight and Geraldine Chism Wight.
She lived in the area most of her life and worked for CTS for 23 years. She enjoyed reading. She married Ben Tillman on Feb. 21, 1962.
Survivors include her husband, Ben Tillman of the home; her son, Gary Tillman of Pea Ridge; two daughters, Patricia Thompson and Andrea Shaw of Pea Ridge; three sisters, Betty Schumacher of Indianola, Okla., Doris Hanner of Pea Ridge and Katherine Powell of Rogers.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Bayless Cemetery in Garfield with the Rev. Jerry Nichols officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge.
Contributed on 3/15/19 by wfields55
Email This Contributor
Suggest a Correction
Record #: 1260474