Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Faircloth) Tillery, Dianna Lee January 16 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com January 19, 2005, 2:51 pm The Bakersfield Californian Dianna Lee Tillery "Tilana" 02/21/1949 - 01/16/2005 On February 21, 1949 in Bakersfield, CA., Anna Morelock received a beautiful gift from our Lord and Savior; she decided to name her Dianna Lee Faircloth. When she was 14 she met her husband Larry Tillery. Her fun filled life was surrounded by family and friends, Dianna had various careers in her life but her most loved career started in 1974. She began belly dancing and spent the next 30 years perfecting her dancing, all the while competing, vending, traveling, teaching and performing her loved profession throughout California and Egypt. In June of 1991 she met Mier Brown and started belly dancing at Cafè Med on Friday and Saturday nights. Dianna was a member of the church Vessels of Honor, she also loved spending time with her friends at Murphys Tavern. On the morning of January 16, 2005 she lost her battle with cancer with family by her side. She is preceded in death by her brother, Gerald Bud Faircloth; grandmother, Louis Morelock and best friend in belly dancing , Halame. She is survived by her husband, Larry Tillery; son, Michael Tillery and daughter-in- law Heather Tillery; daughter, Pamela Tillery; granddaughters, Mariah Brown, Tatiana Tillery, Nikayli Tillery; Dad and Mom, Richard and Anna Suniga; sister, Shirley Ray & brother-in-law Rick Ray; and brother, Richard Suniga Jr., plus many other relatives and a lot of friends. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2005 at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob4776fairclot.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb