John Franklin Tiller

Visitation will be held at Delhomme Funeral Home in the Magnolia Room on Friday, December 7, 2007 from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm for John Franklin 'Frank' Tiller, 86, who passed away Monday, December 3, 2007 at Out Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center after a long battle with heart and pulmonary disorders. Graveside services will take place at 2:30 pm at Village Falls Cemetery in Mulga, Alabama and visitation will be held from 12:30 pm until 2:00 pm at People's Chapel Funeral Home in Hueytown, Alabama on Monday, December 10, 2007. Mr. Tiller, a native of Boaz, Alabama and resident of Lafayette, was the son of the late John Luke Tiller and the former Mary Doan. He was a veteran in the United States Army having served in World War II in the 101st Airborne Division, and the 501st PIRA. He made the June 1944 parachute jump on D-Day in Normandy behind German Lines. The next jump was September 1944 in Holland followed by the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne in December of 1944. During Mr. Tiller's 18 months overseas, he earned and was awarded the Purple Heart with Cluster, the Bronze Star, and a Presidential Unit Citation. After the war, Mr. Tiller received a Batchelor's Degree from Birmingham Southern College where he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. He took a position with McGraw Edison Company and moved to New Orleans in 1955 where he remained for 12 years and then to Lafayette in 1967. As an electrical sales engineer, he called on Electric Utilities throughout several states and was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church and also a 16-year member of American Legion Post number 69 both of Lafayette, Louisiana. Survivors include two daughters, Donna Tiller Law and husband, Robert of San Antonio, Texas, and Terry Bynum and husband, Danny of Houston, Texas; one grandson, Robert 'Robbie' Law of San Antonio, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 48 years, Betty McCleskey Tiller; one son, John F. 'Jeff' Tiller; one brother, William P. Tiller of Birmingham, Alabama; and one sister, Carolyne Rains of Boaz, Alabama. Mr. Tiller was a very loving husband, father, and grandfather and will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Personal condolences may be sent to the Tiller family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette is in charge of all funeral arrangements.

John Franklin Tiller

October 6, 1921 - December 3, 2007