TULLIS, Jack Groom Jr.

TULLIS, HICKS, MURPHY, SHRENS, GUYNES, CHURCH, PETTUS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/5/2014 at 11:57:12

Obituary ~ Jack Groom Tullis Jr.
September 21, 1913 ~ August 22, 2003

Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
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Jack Groom Tullis Jr., the son of Jack Groom Tullis Sr. and Pearl Minnie Hicks Tullis, was born Sept. 21, 1913, in Leon and died Aug. 22, 2002, at the Beverly Healthcare Chateau in Norfolk, Neb. He was 88.

He married Pat Murphy and the couple became the parents of four children, Marcia, Tom, Jim and John. He later married Verna Ahrens and they became the parents of two daughters, Karen and Kathy. He married Catherine Guynes and they became the parents of two sons, Jack and Harry.

Mr. Tullis worked as salesman for Butternut Bread Company, on the railroad in Wyoming, as a meat cutter, owner of a dry cleaners and later was a grocer. His last endeavor was as an Alaskan pipeline steward. He retired 22 years ago and settled in Norfolk, Neb.

He was a member of the Grand River Masonic Lodge No. 78.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Mary Patricia Church.

Mr. Tullis is survived by eight children; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Sally Pettus and her husband, Larry Pettus, of Kansas City and two brothers, Harry Tullis and his wife, Elizabeth Tullis, of Ogden, Utah and Jim Tullis of Fairfield; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Tullis were held Aug. 31 at Slade-O’Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, the Rev. Joan White officiating.

Casket bearers were his sons, Tom Tullis, John Tullis, Jim Tullis, Jack Tullis and Harry Tullis.

Interment was in the Decatur Cemetery at Decatur.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Regional Hospice in Norfolk.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2014