Tillie Dees Obituary (1908

Tillie Dees, age 105 of London, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 at Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly. She leaves behind four children, Gene Harkleroad and wife Margaret of Salado, Texas, Betty Sue Harkleroad of London, Kentucky, Judy Morrissette and husband Robert of Charlotte, North Carolina, Tom Harkleroad and wife Beverly of Berea, Kentucky; one brother, Walter Bussell of Lebanon, Ohio; daughter-in-law, Reba Bussell of London, Kentucky; fifteen grandchildren; forty-one great-grandchildren; eighteen great-great grandchildren; and one great-great-great grandchild. She is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Harkleroad; second husband, Henry L. Dees; parents, Larkin Bussell & Sarah Cromer Bussell; two sons, Harold Bussell and Jack Harkleroad; three sisters and four brothers. She was a retired cook from Sue Bennett College and London City Schools; member of First Baptist Church of London; an avid quilter and seamstress. She was also a loving, devoted wife mother and grandmother. Funeral services for Tillie Dees will be conducted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home with Greg Gilpin and Dr. Terry Lester officiating. Burial will follow at A.R. Dyche Memorial Park. The family of Tillie Dees will receive friends after 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at House-Rawlings Funeral Home.