James Marion Tilton

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BIRTH
5 Jun 1924
Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina, USA
DEATH
27 Mar 2022 (aged 97)
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, USA
BURIAL
Floral Memory Gardens
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, USA
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James Marion Tilton
Chief MSGT. (Ret.) U.S. Air Force, James Marion Tilton, 97 of Albany, GA died March 27, 2022 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home.

Mr. Tilton was born June 5, 1924 in Lake City, SC., son of the late John Winston Tilton and Ethel Ard Tilton. He served in the U.S. Army and Retired from the U.S. Air Force. He served in World War II in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy. He also served in Vietnam He received four Purple Heart Commendations during all his service. He was also a carpenter and Presbyterian by faith.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Eris Lucille Tilton and ten brothers and sisters. Dewey, Woodrow, Virginia, Ferrell, Mary, Nancy, Jimmy, Pat, Mike and Murell.

He is survived by his son Buck Tilton (Kathleen), Lander, WY, daughters Gaye Tillotson (Terry), Kansas City, MO and Terry Musgrove of Albany, GA., six grandchildren, Scott Tillotson (Cameron) Kansas City, MO, Holly Farrell (Charles) Lake Park, GA, Amber Munnelly (Brendan) Berwick, Maine, McKenzie Tilton (Del), Fayetteville, NC., Zachary Tilton (Sara), Denver, CO and BaoXin Tilton, Cheyenne, WY and two great-grandchildren Brynn Munnelly and Landon Munnelly.

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Parents
John Tilton
John Winston Tilton
1904\endash 1984

Ethel Tilton
Ethel A Ard Tilton
1908\endash 1995

Spouse
Eris Tilton
Eris L. Tilton
1923\endash 2014

Siblings
John Frazier
John Lawrence Frazier
unknown\endash 1945

Dewey Tilton
Dewey Elbert Tilton
1926\endash 1945

Johnny Tilton
Johnny Woodrow Tilton
1929\endash 2007

Ferrell Poston
Ferrell Tilton Poston
1935\endash 2005

Mary Winchester
Mary T Tilton Winchester
1938\endash 2016

James Tilton
James McRoy Tilton
1941\endash 1970

Jerome Tilton
Jerome Patrick Tilton
1944\endash 1977

Mitchel Tilton
Mitchel D. Tilton
1944\endash 2019

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BORN
1924

DIED
2022

FUNERAL HOME
Mathews Funeral Home
3206 Gillionville Road
Albany, GA

JAMES TILTON OBITUARY
Chief MSGT. (Ret.) U.S. Air Force, James Marion Tilton, 97 of Albany, GA died March 27, 2022 at Wynfield Park Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Wednesday March 30, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery, with military honors. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the funeral home.

Mr. Tilton was born June 5, 1924 in Lake City, SC. Son of the late John Winston Tilton and Ethel Ard Tilton. He served in the U.S. Army and Retired from the U.S. Air Force. He served in World War II in North Africa, Sicily and Normandy. He also served in Vietnam He received four Purple Heart Commendations during all his service. He was also a carpenter and Presbyterian by faith. Other than parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Eris Lucille Tilton and ten brothers and sisters, Dewey, Woodrow, Virginia, Ferrell, Mary, Nancy, Jimmy, Pat, Mike and Murell.

He is survived by his son Buck Tilton (Kathleen), Lander, WY, daughters Gaye Tillotson (Terry), Kansas City, MO and Terry Musgrove of Albany, GA, six grandchildren, Scott Tillotson (Cameron) Kansas City, MO, Holly Farrell (Charles) Lake Park, GA, Amber Munnelly (Brendan) Berwick, Maine, McKenzie Tilton (Del), Fayetteville, NC, Zachary Tilton (Sara), Denver, CO and BaoXin Tilton, Cheyenne, WY and two great-grandchildren Brynn Munnelly and Landon Munnelly.

In lieu of flowers, those desiring, please make donations to VFW Post 2785 315 Philema Rd., Albany, GA 31701.

To sign our online registry, or to send condolences to the family, you may visit Mathews' website at www.mathewsfuneralhome.com. James Marion Tilton

Published by Albany Herald from Mar. 29 to Mar. 30, 2022.
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James married Eris Lucille Mozingo, daughter of Joseph Mckenzie Mozingo and Theodosia Dosia Threatt, about 1950. (Eris Lucille Mozingo was born on 25 Dec 1923 in Bishopville S-C, died on 29 May 2014 in Albany Gougherty Co Georgia and was buried Floral Memory Gardens Cemetery in Albany Dougherty Co Georgia Find A Grave # 145195371 Section Valor.)