Person:James Tullis (66)

Fairfield Daily Ledger August 16, 2005 James Tullis James Mack Tullis, 89, of Fairfield, died at 3:50 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, at Parkview Care Center. The funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Jane and Jim Tullis Endowment of the Fairfield Public Library. Online condolences may be left at www.behnerfh.com. Mr. Tullis was born June 14, 1916, in Decatur, the son of Jack and Pearl Hicks Tullis. He married Jane Musick Timmons Oct. 18, 1943, in Princeton, Mo. She died July 18, 1998. Mr. Tullis lived in Fairfield for 54 years. He was a U.S. Navy Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was an insurance agent for Monarch Life Insurance of Springfield, Mass. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and Fairfield Clinton Masonic Lodge AF & AM No. 15. He also was a member of Howard Johnson Coffee Club, Fairfield Lions Club and Walton Club. Mr. Tullis was a former member of the Fairfield City Council. He also was an avid golfer and Iowa Hawkeye fan. Survivors include one son, Tim Tullis and wife Gerri of Elgin, Ill.; one sister, Sally Pettus of Kansas City, Mo.; and two grandchildren. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Jack and Harry; and one sister, Patty. ©Fairfield Daily Ledger Inc. 2005

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http://www.webfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=62032&fh_id=10599 James Mack Tullis (June 14, 1916 - August 15, 2005) FAMILY VISITATION WILL BE HELD 6:30 PM TO 8:00 PM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2005 AT BEHNER FUNERAL HOME. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD 10:30 AM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005 AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN FAIRFIELD. REV. MIKE METZ WILL OFFICIATE. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE JANE AND JIM TULLIS ENDOWMENT OF THE FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY. James Mack Tullis was born June 14, 1916 in Decatur, Iowa, the son of Jack and Pearl (Hicks) Tullis. He married Jane Musick Timmons on October 18, 1943 in Princeton, Missouri. Jane passed away July 18, 1998. Jim lived 54 years in the Fairfield community. He was a U.S. Navy Air Corp veteran of WWII. Jim was an insurance agent for Monarch Life Insurance of Springfield, MA. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Fairfield Clinton Masonic Lodge AF & AM #15. Jim's memberships included the Howard Johnson Coffee Club, Fairfield Lion's Club, and Walton Club. Jim was a former Fairfield City Councilman. He was an avid golfer and Iowa Hawkeyes Fan. Jim is survived by his son, Tim and wife Gerri Tullis of Elgin, IL and two grandchildren, James and Kathryn Tullis. Survivors include one sister, Sally Pettus of Kansas City, MO and many nieces and nephews. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jane, two brothers Jack and Harry and one sister, Patty.