Don (Tucker) Tillotson Sr

Ancestors

Son of Vernon Sylvester Tucker and Thelma Inyart

Descendants

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Biography

Don W. Tillotson (7/31/34 – 5/18/16)

Don of Odessa, FL passed away on May 18, 2016 at the age of 82 at home surrounded by family and loved ones. The son of Jake and Thelma Tillotson, Don was a loving husband of 52 years and is survived by his wife Gwen; son Don Jr. and wife Andrea of Odessa, FL, daughter Rhonda Fox and husband Jimmy of Darby, FL and daughter Tracy Moore and husband Wills of Atlanta, GA; granddaughters Courtney Dalton and husband Chad, Maxine Moore and Trista Fox; grandsons Jacob Tillotson and Alex Moore; and, great grandsons Ace and Abel Dalton.

Don was born in Olney, IL on July 31, 1934. While attending the University of Illinois, Don joined the Illinois Air National Guard to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot and shortly after was commissioned in the United States Air Force. He served 2 tours in the Vietnam War flying F4 Phantoms. In 1964 he flew a world record setting 18-hour, non-stop flight taking off and landing at MacDill Air Force base to demonstrate the abilities of the F4 fighter jet and in-flight refueling.

After retiring, Don was active in his community of Odessa including serving as Commander of The American Legion Post #147. He was a long time member of Keystone United Methodist Church. He enjoyed traveling and spending time boating, fishing and scalloping with his family and friends, especially on the Homosassa River.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 27th at 11:30 at the Keystone United Methodist Church, Race Track Road in Odessa with a military Internment at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL on a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Don’s memory can be made to LifePath Hospice through Chapters Health System organization. .^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] "Don Wilson TILLOTSON Sr.'s Obituary on Tampa Bay Times." Tampa Bay Times. Accessed August 06, 2016. [2]. .

"Don Wilson TILLOTSON Sr.'s Obituary on Tampa Bay Times." Tampa Bay Times. Accessed August 06, 2016. [3].

Birth Certificate, Death Certificate and complete military records from USAF. Paternal DNA Confirmation:

Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Dontillotson1(Tillotson-412) and Karen Wooldridge (Tucker-12114) Shared DNA With Karen Wooldridge Predicted Relationship: 2nd Cousin Amount of shared DNA is 211 centimorgans across 8 DNA segments

Karen and Don are second cousins once removed Karen (Tucker) Wooldridge and Don Tillotson are both descendants of Sandy Tucker. 1. [Private] is the daughter of Ramon Tucker [unknown confidence] 2. Keith is the son of Grover C Tucker [unknown confidence] 3. Grover is the son of Sandy Haywood Tucker [unknown confidence] This makes Sandy the great grandfather of Karen. 1. [Private] is the son of Don (Tucker) Tillotson Sr [confident] 2. Don is the son of Vernon Sylvester Tucker [confident] 3. Vernon is the son of Jesse Allen Tucker [confident] 4. Jesse is the son of Sandy Haywood Tucker [confident] This makes Sandy the second great grandfather of Don.

Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Dontillotson1(Tillotson-412) and C.P. (managed by BTPeat) Shared DNA With C.P. Predicted Relationship: 4th Cousin Amount of shared DNA is 78 centimorgans across 6 DNA segments

[On Wikitree Gene Inyart (Inyart-9) is the Grandmother of C.P. (living and the parents are living)]

Gene and Don (Tillotson-412) are first cousins once removed Gene Inyart and Don Tillotson are both descendants of George Inyart.

1. Gene is the daughter of Ernest William Inyart [unknown confidence] 2. Ernest is the son of George Washington Inyart [unknown confidence] This makes George the grandfather of Gene.

1. [Private] is the son of Don (Tucker) Tillotson Sr DNA confirmed 2. Don is the son of Thelma Inyart [confident] 3. Thelma is the daughter of George Washington Inyart [unknown confidence] This makes George the great grandfather of Don.