Joyce Anne Crosby Tillman, age 86, of Surrency passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah.
Mrs. Tillman was born March 23, 1937 in Brunswick to the late Edward Aarron “Ed” Crosby and the late Trudy Beatrice McGuire Crosby. She was preceded in death by her husband, Needham Tillman and brother, Jerry Crosby. Mrs. Tillman was a retired educator with the Appling County Board of Education. She was an active member of First Baptist Church where she attended the Queen Esther Sunday School Class, Julia Jarmen WMU, and the J.O.Y. Group. She was also a member of the Pine Forrest Garden Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, and United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Survivors include her daughter, Stephanie Tillman Mincey of Surrency; son, Stephen E. Tillman of Baxley; and two granddaughters, Breanna Mincey and Madison Mincey both of Surrency.
Funeral services will be held Monday, July 17, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Swain Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Wigley, Rev. Fred Anderson, and Rev. R. M. Warren officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Freddie Hutto, Landry Tillman, Larry Tomberlin, Randy Livingston, Roger Branch, and Mikey Taylor.
Honorary pallbearers will be all friends in attendance.
Visitation will be Sunday evening, 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Swain Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund 13965 Ten Mile Road N.E. Surrency, GA 31563.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swain Funeral Home.