Steven Jarrett Tillery

Highlands / Marietta GA - Steven Jarrett Tillery, "Steve", aged 80, from Highlands, North Carolina, formerly of Marietta, Georgia, died July 16, 2014 in Highlands. Steve was born on May 4, 1938 in Phenix City, Alabama to Agnes and Bernard Tillery. He was one of eight children. After losing his father at the age of 8, Steve was lucky enough to have gotten a great stepfather, Maurice Conway, who brought the family to Marietta in 1951. A graduate of Marietta High School, Steve attended The Woodrow Wilson College of Law and he worked at Lockheed Martin for 42 years. He was a member of Marietta First Baptist Church since 1953. He married Eleanor Ann Fowler in 1957 and together they have three children, Todd, Kevin and Julie Tillery. His favorite pastimes included debating politics, traveling and cheering on the Alabama Crimson Tide. Steve was always known as a kind-hearted man, a supportive husband, a generous father, and a great friend.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Tillery; his son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Tiffany Tillery, his son Kevin Tillery, his daughter Julie Tillery; his grandchildren and their spouses, Jonathan and April Tillery, Justin and Jen Tillery, Michelle Tillery, Melissa Tillery, Kara Tillery, Islay Sanderson, Liam Tillery; his great-grandchildren Logan, Aiden, Emma, Lucas, Devon, Landon, Steven, Colin and Sophie; his siblings Billy Tillery, Don Tillery, Judy Bartel and Joanne Tillery, his brother and sister-in-law Lee and Suzanne Fowler and his sister-in-law Kay Elliott; plus many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Bernard Tillery, Jackie Latimer and Mike Conway.

Visitation will be on Monday, July 21, 2014 at 11:30 am in the chapel of Marietta First Baptist Church, 148 Church Street, Marietta, Georgia. Memorial services will follow at 1:00 pm in the chapel, with graveside services at Mountain View Park Cemetery, 410 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, Georgia. Chuck Smith will be officiating. Pallbearers are Todd Tillery, Kevin Tillery, Jonathan Tillery, Justin Tillery, Liam Tillery and Lee Fowler. For information, please call Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home at 770-428-1511. Flowers may be sent to Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Many thanks to Four Seasons Hospice in Highlands, North Carolina.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.