Obituary of Willard Paul Tullis

Funeral services for Mr. Willard Paul Tullis are scheduled for 2 PM, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the chapel of Golden Funeral Home, with Rev. Dwight Fulton and Rev. A.J. Fulton officiating. Mr. Tullis passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at the age of eighty-seven. Visitation will be Monday, December 26, 2016, from 5 - 7 PM, at Goldens. Mr. Tullis is preceded in death by his parents, Earnest Lincoln and Bertha Helen Tullis; and brothers, James Tullis and David Tullis. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Tullis; children, Alton W. Tullis and wife Janet, of Bastrop, Willard D. Tullis, of Bastrop, Helen B. Stewart and husband Calvin, of Bastrop, and Linda A. Foster and husband Donald, of Bastrop; grandchildren, Tamara Tullis, David Ritzell, Jeremy Foster, Melony Mason, Joshua Tullis, Joshua Higginbotham, Jessica Hemphill, Bryan Tullis, David Tullis, Lane Orr, and Heath Orr; great-grandchildren, Cheyanne, Noah, Ceirra, Marissa, Brianna, Matthew, Jaylenn, Faith, A.J., Harley, Kaylee, Keira, Baylon, Rylnn, Lucas, Vivian, Lillian, Brody, and Brooklynn. Mr. Tullis was a member of the Bastrop United Pentecostal Church, a veteran of the Korean War, an employee of International Paper Company for thirty-seven years, as well as an accomplished fiddle player.