Mary Coit Tillinghast
September 7, 1922 ~ March 20, 2017 (age 94) 94 Years OldShare using:
Miss. Mary Coit Tillinghast, 94 of Fayetteville passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017.
Miss Tillinghast was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Norwood W. Tillinghast. She was a life long resident of Fayetteville and a retired federal employee having worked at Womack Army Hospital on Fort Bragg for approximately 30 years.
Miss Tillinghast was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and the Haymount Book club.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Norwood W. Tillinghast, Jr.
Her survivors include a sister, Helen T. McNeill of Wilmington; two nieces, Margaret McNeill Holler and husband, Carl M. of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Robbie McNeill Johnson and husband, Philip of Wilmington; three nephews, Samuel W. Tillinghast of Houston, Texas, James MacPherson Tillinghast and wife, Nancy of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Robert McGill Tillinghast and wife, Jill of Richardson, Texas; four great nephews and three great nieces.
A funeral service will be held at 2 pm Friday, March 24, 2017 in St. John's Episcopal Church with Rev. Robert Alves officiating. A private burial will follow in Cross Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 pm to 2 pm in the Kyle House at St. John's Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church 302 Green St. Fayetteville, NC 28301 or a charity of your choice.