Jim Ellis Tillman Sr.

JIM ELLIS TILLMAN SR., age 83, of North Little Rock, Ark. passed away Jan. 16, 2016. Jim was born Dec. 28, 1932 to Carl and Ruby Tillman of Harrison, Ark. The Tillmans' moved from Harrison to Pine Bluff in 1938. Jim graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1951. His education continued by graduating from Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia in 1955 and from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth in 1958. Jim accepted the Divine call to the gospel ministry in 1950 and was ordained on Dec. 9, 1951 by South Side Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Ark. He pastured Linwood Baptist, Moscow, Ark.; First Baptist, Mansfield, Texas; Forest Highland Baptist, Little Rock; First Baptist, Walnut Ridge, Ark. and Assoc. Pastor Prestonwood Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas. He served as Interim Pastor at First Baptist, Mountain Home; Calvary Baptist, Harrisburg, Ark.; North Main Baptist, Jonesboro; Tyronza Baptist, Lepanto Baptist, Monette Baptist, First Baptist, Paragould; First Baptist, Trumann; Campbell Station, Newport; Ward United Methodist, Ward; Sixteenth Section, Austin. He also served the Arkansas Baptist State Convention as Director for "Ouachita-Southern" Advancement Campaign. He also served as Vice President for Development for Southern Baptist College for over 13 years. He closed his ministry by ministering to Churches of all denominations over the nation assisting them to raise money for Capital improvements. He served with Resource Services, Inc., of Dallas, Texas for over 15 years. He retired July 31, 2002. Jim is survived by his wife of 41 ½ years, Margaret Bailey-Tillman; son, Jim Tillman Jr. of Godfrey, Ill.; daughters, Cindy Parker of Melbourne, Ark. and Vickie Burton of Vancouver, Wash.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and sister, Becky Scott of Vicksburg, Miss. Memorials may be made to Ouachita Baptist University, Williams Baptist College, First Baptist Church, Walnut Ridge Bldg. Fund. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, 5509 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, Ark. (501-791-7400) with entombment following at Rest Hills Memorial Park in North Little Rock. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the Funeral Home. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.