Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary: Buck Dallas Tilley Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: The Hominy News - Progress P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035 Transcribed by Sharon Hamilton: sharkay@cccexpress.com Return to Osage County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/osage/osage.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Woodland Cemetery--Cleveland OK The Hominy News - Progress Vol. 33, No. 21 Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Page 5 Buck Dallas Tilley Buck Dallas Tilley was born on March 15, 1919 in Okemah. He was the son of Birchfield C. and Etta Tilley. Buck moved with his family to the Prue area at an early age and attended school there, graduating from Prue High School in 1938. Upon graduation from high school, Buck worked on various jobs in the area. Buck was married to his first wife, Juanita Louise White on February 22, 1941. The couple established their home in the Prue area and continued to reside there until Buck was inducted into the service of his country on Sept. 22, 1942, at Fort Sill. Buck was a Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II, serving in Battles and Campaigns in Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. Buck received the following decorations and citations: American Theater Ribbon, European African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Additionally, while serving in the 95th Infantry Division his unit received the Distinguished Unit Badge for their participation in fourteen days of continuous attack against the German Army, along a 26-mile front which drove irresistibly into the heart of the city of Metz. In the course of this attack, Sergeant Tilley participated as a Squad Leader in charge of a seven man 30 caliber machine gun team, assisting in the assault crossings of the Moselle river at its flood stage, penetrating the line of defending forts and greatly contributed to the destruction of an entire reinforced German division. All this was accomplished against fortifications which had never before fallen by assault, in terrain favorable to the enemy and under almost intolerable weather conditions of rain, flood and bitter cold. Nearly two hundred American soldiers were killed during this assault. Upon completion of his military service, Buck worked at various jobs until he accepted employment with the Prue Public School system as a custodian and bus driver. He worked there for over twenty years, retiring in the 1980's. Buck was a faithful member of the Assembly of God Church in Hominy. He accepted Christ as his personal savior at an early age and was ordained as a minister in October 1969. He often filled in for ministers throughout the area when the need arose. Juanita preceded him in death on June 4, 1977. Buck was married to Edith Juanita Boswell on June 8, 1978 in Wynona. The couple has made their home in Hominy for the past several years until recently when they moved to Illinois for health reasons. Buck was a past member of the Veteran's of Foreign War. He also enjoyed bird hunting and gardening. Buck passed away on Mon., May 14, 2001, at the age of eighty-two years, one month and twenty-nine days. In addition to his first wife, Buck was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Eva, Velma, Virginia and Eathel; and two brothers, Leo and Thomas. Buck is survived by his wife, Edith Tilley, of the home; son, Tom and his wife Gloria Hall, Genesco, IL; daughter-in-law, Clara Hudsepth, Glendale, AZ; five grandchildren, Jim, Dennis, Doug, Travis, Kimberly, thirteen great-grandchildren and a brother Jack Tilley, Prue. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Thurs., May 17, 2001 at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy with Pastor Rev. William Moore officiating. Burial was at the Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland under the direction of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Osage County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/osage/osage.htm