Robert Edward Tollison

Visitation will be held at Roselawn Funeral Home, 741 Danville Road, SW, Decatur, Alabama 35601 on Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm with a Celebration of Life service following at 2:00 pm. Dr. Russ Quinn and Retired Minister, Steve Belcher will be officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.

Edward was born on May 24, 1924, in Moulton, Alabama to Selmon and Willie B. Tollison. In his early years his love of music led him to play in his country, bluegrass band, the Ramblers. He was employed 35 years at Hayes International in Birmingham as a test pilot on C-130’s for military contracts. But his greatest calling in life was to the ministry, where he served as pastor at Park Avenue Baptist in Oneonta, AL, Village Springs Baptist in Village Springs, AL, and Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian, in Mt. Hope, AL.

Edward is survived by his two daughters, Patricia Hannon and her husband, Dick, of Warrior, AL. and Debra Talley and her husband, Neil, of Decatur, AL; two grandchildren, Scott Hannon of Birmingham and Melanie Smith and her husband, Ben, of Towncreek, AL and five great-grandchildren, Nick Collier, Eddie and Destiny Smith, T.J. and Zachary Hannon; a brother, Milton “Buddy” Tollison of Moulton, sister, Barbara Jones of Neel, brother- in-law Marvin Geeslin of Moulton and Danny Porter of Mt. Hope, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Daisy Gilbert Tollison and his second wife, Elsie Mae Porter Tollison, two sisters, Fayrene Mater and Verna Geeslin.

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