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Location: Gulfport, MS | Subject: Obit Messenger results for 11/01/08.
- (The Daily Sentinel)
BRUMMETT, William "Bill" Tilford, 91, Grand Junction resident, former Olney, IL resident, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at the VA Nursing Home in Grand Junction. Bill was born in Wayne County, Illinois on April 19, 1917 to William T. and Ada (Coulter) Brummett. He married Jennie B. Hubble on August 1, 1936, she preceded him in death on April 9, 1979. He was married to his long time companion, Sandra Kocher on April 19, 2007. At age 17, he began his working career as a huxter wagon driver. He went on to work at Murvins store, Coca-Cola, and then he bought a combination grocery store and ice cream shop all in Clay City. At this point Uncle Sam called him into service as a cook in the Navy aboard a submarine during World War II. After his discharge from the service, he worked at Mid West Dairy. In 1950 he bought the Oasis tavern in Olney and operated it until 1978. Bill was a member of the Masons, American Legion, Shriners, and Forty and Eight. He was a charter member of the Olney Veterans of Foreign Wars. He attained the offices of Commander of the Olney Veterans of Foreign Wars, District Commander of Veteran of Foreign Wars, and finally in 1965 Illinois Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Brummett, of Grand Junction, CO; son, Raymond of Lincoln, IL; daughter, Linda Linder, of Port St. Lucie, FL; daughter-in-law, Dee Brummett, San Clemente, CA; daughter, Kathy Tomblinson and her husband, Darrell, of Olney, IL; step daughter, Brenda Summers and her husband, Paul, of Noble, IL; 13 grandchildren, three step grandsons; 20 great grandchildren; sister, Ellen "Marguerite" Sparr, Cisne, IL, and several nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Jennie; son, William "Sonny"; daughter-in-law, Barbara; brother, William "Woody"; sister, Naomi, and half brothers, Hobert, Raymond and Eli Hubble. Visitation will be held Monday, November 3 from 6 - 8:00 p.m. at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney, IL. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. also at the funeral home with burial to be at the Crest Haven Cemetery, Rural Claremont, IL. Reverend Bill Rennels will officiate. Full military rites will be performed by the Olney Veterans Organization. Memorial contributions can be made to Operation Home Front in Bill's honor.
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Obit Messenger results for 11/01/08.
