Mt. Ayr, Iowa: J. Ilene Tull, 80, Mt. Ayr, IA (formerly of Hatfield, MO) passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at a Mt. Ayr, Iowa nursing home.
She was born January 31, 1936 in Athens Township in Ringgold County, Iowa the daughter of James and Arlene (Laird) Stanley.
On May 19, 1954, she married Charles Dwain Tull in Ridgeway, Missouri. He survives of the home.
Ilene was a farm wife and worked on the farm. She also was a healthcare worker at a nursing home. She was a faithful member of the Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Ivan Dwain, John David and Charles William “Little Willie” Tull; great great granddaughter, Chloe; brother-in-law, Willie Lee Tull and sister-in-law, Lola Mae Parkhurst.
Survivors in addition to her husband of 61 years, Charles, are sons, C. Jay and Paul (Lori), both of Mt. Ayr, IA; grandchildren, Angelina (Robert) Shaw, Robinson, KS, Anthony Tull, Lincoln, NE, Amanda (Sylvester) Cobb, Houma. LA, Bethany (Toby) Burgess, Diagonal, IA, Kristen Floyd (Noah Hamilton) Osceola, IA, and Brandon Tull (Destiney Embree), Creston, IA;
15 great grandchildren and 1 on the way; 9 great great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Leona Weddle, Bethany, MO and Donna Tull, Eagleville, MO; brother-in-law, Glenn Doyle (Judy) Tull, Hatfield, MO and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Roberson Funeral Home, Eagleville, MO. Burial will follow in Payne Cemetery, Hatfield, MO. The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Ilene Tull Memorial Fund in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Eagleville, MO 64442. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.