Marie Miller affectionately known as Sister was a native of Mobile, AL and loved Alabama Football (ROLL TIDE). She loved planting in her garden and pulling the slot machines at the Palace. She worked for International Paper Company as a Lab Technician, Mobile County School System as a Lunchroom Manager, and also worked as a demo babe in local grocery stores for 22 years and loved it.
She was preceded in death by her parents Van Buren Tillman Sr. and Eunice Mae Miller Tillman; five brothers, Van Buren Tillman Jr. , Devan Tillman, Clifford Oneal Tillman, Adrian Edwin "Peter John"Tillman, and Stephen DeWitt Tillman; Sisters, Audrey Maxine Neilson, Darlene Tillman, Anna Jean Tillman, Annie Mae Alexander; and one grandson, Shannon Duncan. She is survived by one brother, George Tillman(Marcie), two daughters Patricia Marie White (Henry) of Mobile, AL and Deborah Smith Pace (Doug) of Lakeland, FL one son ,Paul Wayne Smith (Lynne) of Bakersfield, CA and a special niece Elaine Deakle (Jr) ;Six grandchildren, Lynn Hayes, Russell Pace, Laura Shuman, Becky Howarth, Bevan White, Kenneth Wells; two great grandchildren, Stefanie Duncan and Kaylee Hastin, and one great great grandson, Bo Hastin
March 10, 1926 - Sept 17, 2026
Public Visitation September 23 Wednesday, 9:30 - 10:00 am at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home 6040 Three Notch Road, Mobile, AL 36619, A Graveside Service immediately following at Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery 6100 Three Notch Road, Mobile, AL 36619.
