Tillman Lawton Harper, 76, of Albany, Georgia, formerly of Ocilla, Georgia, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 2 PM, Monday, May 22, 2023, at Bethlehem Cemetery, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, with the Rev. Rex Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 PM until 1:30 PM, prior to the graveside at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Harper was born September 9, 1946, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late Tillman Aubrey Harper and the late Marjorie Yvonne Merritt Grimsley. He was a graduate of Irwin County High School and he served in the United States Marine Corp. Mr. Harper attended Ben Hill Irwin Tech, where he received his Electrician certificate. He was an electrician for over 35 years, working for Shep Dunn at Roanoke Realty for many of those years.
He is survived by his children: Michael Harper & Jessica of Douglas, Steven Harper of Douglas, Mitchell Harper of Fitzgerald and Michelle Harper of Fitzgerald; eight grandchildren; a brother, Ronald Lee Harper & Joanne of Albany and two sisters: Debbie Tomberlin & Steve of Wilcox County and Dannette Hutto & David of Wray. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Tillman Lawton Harper and a brother Jimmy Grimsley.