- Date Of Death: April 20, 2014
- State: Arkansas
Carrol Louis Tillman
January 6, 1940 – April 20, 2014
Carroll Louis “Crook” Tillman, 74 of Heber Springs passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014. He was born Saturday, January 6, 1940 in Tomato, Arkansas to the late Louis and Cleo Mitchusson Tillman. Carroll was proud of his nickname “Crook”. As a child he was called the “Marble King” and was known to fudge a little bit when he played marbles. He had the largest bag of marbles that he won from others while shooting marbles. Carroll served his county in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam War and after serving his enlistment in the Army he was a lifelong employee with Entergy. Carroll was of the Baptist faith.
Carroll is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda Bynum “Sissy” Tillman of the home; two sons, Ronald Louis Tillman and his wife Debbie, Gregory Dale Tillman and his wife Jodi; one brother, Gerald Edward Tillman of Luxora, Arkansas; three sisters, Opal Marsh of Hanover, Indiana, Marilyn Tarosas of Chicago, Illinois, Linda Sherwood of Blytheville, Arkansas; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
