The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-25
JOHN ?. T|LLMAN. DEAN 0F BAR, D|ES; SERVICES SUNDAY
Prominent Alabama Lawyer Unsuccessful in Fight
 Against Long Illness

Funeral servicess for John Plum mer Tillman, aged 4, senior mem Der of the law firm of Tillman, Brad prominent lawyers of Alabama who died at o'clock Saturday morning at St. Nincents hospital will be held from the residence. 202S Highland avenue. at o'clock Sunday after noon. Services will be conducted by Rev. w. R. Hendrix and Dr. ]. (. Morris Burial will follow in Elm wood cemetery.
 Active pallbearers, consisting of law partners and associates of MT. Tillman. will be Lee C, Bradley, NJ. NJ Baldwin. Charles F. Rice. John S. Stone, Ernest L. All, William B. White, Thomas A. Mcfarland, Will liam NJ. Rogers, Frances M. Brown, Lee C. Bradley. Jr.. ]. D. Fucker and John $. Coleman.
 Honorary pallbearers are Gen. E. W. Fucker. Robert Jemison Wiley C. Tunstall. A. w. smith, Tom 0. Smith, R. A. Terrell. J. w Mcqueen. Hugh Morrow. W. $. Lowell. l.. Wilkinson, Priestly. Toulmin Thomas Worthing- ton, l.. Sevier. J. S Pevear Frank Nelson, Dr. Wilson. Dr. Parke. W. E. Leake, William P. Redd, John L. Raul, w. H. Hassenger and George w. Jones.
 Bar Representatives.
 Representatives from the bench and the bar at, the funeral services will be Judge W. l. Grubb, Judge Dan A. Greene, Chancellor A. H. Benners. G. R. Harsh. A. c. Smith, Judge Howze. Gus Benners. E. ]. jmyer, John London, James Weather ly. F. II. Cabaniss and B. NJ. Allen the bench and bar are requested to meet at the residence at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 MT. Tillman was taken to St. Vim cents December 19 to undergo a mi nor operation. Weakened by two years of ill health. complications are believed to have set in. He devel oped pne Lmonia in January. but ral- lied somewhat and was thought for a time to be convalescent. relapse set in about a week ago and his con dition grew steadily worse.
 Mir. Tillaan is survived by his wife, Annie Tillman. and two adopted chil- dren, sam and Margaret Ti1lman. Born In Perry County.
 Mir, TIiiman was born at Perryville, Perry county, Alabama, on January 25, lS49. Commencing his education in the private schools of Selma, he attended Howard college and the University of Kentucky. Studying law in Selma, he was admitted to the bar in 1871 and served as city attor- ney for Selma and also a a member of the city council. In 1883 he moved to Montgomery to become special reporter of supreme court decisions, In the following year he ,t,., here until the time of his death.
 In 1885 MT. Tillman served as one of the two assistant commissioners appointed to codify the state laws. After serving in that capacity he re- sumed the private practice of law, being elected the first president of the Birmingham Bar association, and also serving two years as president of the Alabama Bar association. At the time of his death he was a mem- Der of the Alabama executive council of the American Society of Jurispru dence. During his legal practi.s MT Tillman was in partnership at times with James F. Webb, Alex T. Lon don and Edward K, Campbell He was also q member of the firms of Walker. Tillman. Campbell & Wal ker; Tillman. Grubb, Bradley & Nor row; Tillman. Bradley X Morrow, and Tilman. Bradley & Baldwin, being connected with the latter firm at the time of his death.
 MT. Tillman was a steward and trustees of the Highlands Methodist church, He was also member of various clubs, civic and fraternal or ganizations He was married in Jan uary. 1876. to Miss Sarah Hunt. His first wife died in 1890. and he was married to Mrs. Annie $. Chew. who survives him, in November, 1892.
 Mir. Tillman was author of Reports of the supreme Courts of Alabama" :" jointly with Sheppard, and of the Code of Alabama"
 Johns Undertaking company has charge of funeral arrangements.