James Odies Tillman

James Odies (JO) Tillman, 79 of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away on Saturday February 22, 2020 at Gulfport Memorial Medical Center. JO was born January 20, 1941. JO was a native of Carriere, MS and a longtime resident of Slidell, LA. JO worked for Braniff Airlines as a maintenance worker and a fuel man from 1967 until they closed in 1980. While working as a truck driver, JO was able to experience travel. This career allowed JO to live in several cities while working as a truck driver, Michigan, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. He enjoyed his retirement as well as enjoyed music, classic cars, soap operas, westerns, sports, and a host of other activities especially a “good watermelon”. He was preceded in death by his parents Georgia L. Coleman and Jeff Tillman; two siblings Billy Ruth Tillman and Bobby Jean Tillman. He is survived by his son Eric James Tillman (Karen); and his daughter Nickol Tillman Lynch (Eddie); granddaughters Alarice L. Price; Dasia A. Talmadge; Ciana R. Talmadge; Caprice L. Tillman; siblings Catherine Jones; David Tillman; Delois Woods; George Tillman (Marilyn); Anita Tillman Smith and a hosts of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and loved ones. Visitation will be held from 12pm to 1pm on Friday February 28, 2020 at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15452 O’Neal Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 followed by the funeral service at 1pm. A reception will be held at 3pm Friday February 28, 2020 at Perfect Peace Christian Ministries 13755 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be sent to the American Heart Association in memory of James O Tillman at: https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/FunRaiser/General?px=18180961&pg=personal&fr_id=3930. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com.