Marjorie Jean Spalding Tillery, was born July 27, 1922 in Wichita, KS. She grew up in Chanute, KS and returned to Wichita to attend business college. She then worked at Boeing Aircraft Co. where she met and married T. Max Tillery, who was an engineer there.
Following her marriage, she became a homemaker and raised their family. They enjoyed many happy times boating on Grand Lake in Grove, OK.
Marjorie was an avid gardener, an accomplished seamstress, was very artistic and creative and a voracious reader. When the children were older, she worked at First National Bank and then KG&E where she finally retired.
She was a passionate and tireless volunteer at the Red Cross, spent over 3,000 hours at Botanical Gardens, delivered Meals on Wheels, was one of the first woman deacons at the First Presbyterian Church where she was active for over 50 years, among many others. In addition, she received an award for 50 years of outstanding service to the Kansas Association for Family & Community education for teaching the illiterate to read. She was a member of EHU, church circle, a bridge club and PTA. She supported many charities and sewed blankets for the KS Humane Society based on her love of rescued dogs.
She was predeceased by her husband, Max, in 1980; grandson, Jeffrey McGuire, in 1990; and her brother, Charles, in 2013.
Surviving are her daughters, Kaye (Shawn) Reis of Green Mountain Falls, CO, and Carol (Tom) Massey of Dallas, TX; son, Steven Tillery of Wichita; nephew, Dan (Gabriella) of New Jersey; niece, Lory (J) Harmon and her sons, Lucas and Trey of Texas; two granddaughters, Kristen of CO, and Rebecca of Wichita; and one great-grandson, Noel, of CO.
Cremation will be performed by Resthaven Mortuary, and she will be laid to rest next to her husband, Max.
Memorial service will be held in the chapel at First Presbyterian Church at 525 N. Broadway St. at 2 p.m. Tues, Aug. 14, 2108.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kansas Humane Society.
Full obituary may be viewed at Resthavenmortuarycemetery.com
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