Joy E. Tillman, 86, of Clarion passed away on March 10, 2022 at the Iowa
Specialty Hospital in Clarion, Iowa. Funeral services for Joy Tillman will be
held at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central
Avenue East in Clarion. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home on
Tuesday.
Joy Eileen (Berry) Tillman, the daughter of James and Nellie (Bryan) Berry, was
born on October 31, 1935 in Tucson, Arizona. Joy lived many places including
Germany and Spain but she found home in Clarion, Iowa.
She was united in marriage to Jerry Tillman on June 26, 1982 on the home farm.
Joy was always in the restaurant industry and cooked in various places including
the hospital, nursing homes and SuperValu. She had a real passion for baking and
baked lots of specialty cakes. Being a great cook and baker, she loved sharing
food with her family and rarely liked to eat out unless it was a special trip to
Taco-Tico.
Crafts, crocheting, quilting and playing rummikub, pennies and puzzle books were
some of Joy's hobbies. She also enjoyed going to Festival in the Park, shopping
trips with her family and loved getting her fingernails done. She had a huge
spot in her heart for her different pets including dogs, cats and birds.
Joy will be remembered for being a sweetheart who could tease, a caring person
who would stand up for friends, spunky, and wanted everyone to remember to take
the time to be with family.
Joy is survived by her son Paul Olson of Sierra Vista, Arizona and his daughters
Rachelle, Dana (Carlos) and one great-grandchild, and Faith (Ried) and two
great-grandchildren; daughter Sharen (Ernie) Lloyd of Centennial, Colorado and
their children Travis (Laura) and two great-grandchildren, Crystal and one
great-grandchild, and Joshua (Shawna); son Fred Olson of Colorado Springs,
Colorado and his children Heather and Joshua; daughter Linda (Chris) Flattery of
Carroll, Iowa and their children Paul (fiancée Nicole) and three
great-grandchildren and Tami Jo (Dusty) Elston and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, parents-in-law, husband Jerry, son
Junior, daughter-in-law Karen, brothers Chet, Bill and John Berry, and sister
Thelma Garner.