Mary Arlene Tillman

December 17, 1924-January 16, 2018

Arlene was born in rural Tower Hill, IL on December 17, 1924. She died January 16, 2018 in Riverside, CA at the age of 93.

Arlene moved to Riverside in the mid-1940s, and began working as a telephone operator at Pacific Bell with her sister Lorene. She left Pacific Bell to marry husband Philip Tillman in 1946. They were married 64 years.

Arlene was preceded in death by husband Phil, twin sister Lorene Haines, and brother-in-law Kay Tillman, all of Riverside, CA. She is survived by her two children, Dr. Philip Charles Tillman of Arroyo Grande, CA and Dr. Carol Jean Tillman of Riverside, CA. She leaves behind 2 grandchildren, Ian Tillman of Davis, CA and Jean Tillman of Huntington Beach, as well as great-grandchildren Joey, Sophia, and Lucille Brooks of Huntington Beach, CA and Max and Maggie Tillman of Davis, CA. Also survived by nieces Karolynn and Sally Eilers of Pana, IL and Sue Perry of New Orleans, LA, nephews Jack Potts of Tower Hill IL, Terry Perry of FL, and Charles Perry of Pana, IL, as well as sister-in-law Evelyn Tillman of Riverside, CA.

Visitation from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2018 at Acheson and Graham Mortuary, 7944 Magnolia Avenue. Funeral service 12:00 p,m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Acheson and Graham Mortuary. Burial to follow joining Phil at Riverside National Cemetery, 1:30 p.m,

Acheson and Graham Mortuary, Funeral Directors. 951-688-1221