Visitation will be 4-8pm Thursday, April 9, 2015

Services to celebrate his life will be 2:00 PM Fri. April 10, 2015 at Vondel L. Smith South Colonial Chapel, 6934 S. Western Ave. with burial following at Resthaven Memory Gardens.

Earl, 82, went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2015. He was born June 19, 1932 in Okla. City, OK, to Elmer Buck & Nora (Blankenship) Tillery. Earl was a 1951 graduate of Capitol Hill HS. Earl married Jerlene Stewart on December 31, 1951. He proudly served his country in the USAF from 1951-1954 & was fortunate to work on our first launching into outer space. He retired from Tinker Air Force Base where he was a computer specialist for 40 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed genealogy.

He was preceded in death by his parents; & daughter, Shelia Stanley; he is survived by his wife, Jerlene; daughters, Janice McDonald, Gregory Tillery, granddaughters, Amber McDonald Huston, Mandy McDonald Summers, Asheli Nall, Whitney Nall, Lauren Tillery, & Tyler Tillery; sister, Annie Meek & numerous other extended family members & friends.

He was dedicated to his family & will be forever missed