Judy Marie Tullis, 68, of Chetopa, died at 10:42 a.m., Friday, December 28, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin. She had been in failing health.
She was born September 3, 1939, in Columbus, Kansas, to Jesse and Lena (Johnston) Henson. As a young girl, she attended Fairview Country School and was a graduate of Columbus High School. She worked at Johnson's General Store in Chetopa for 17 years and also the Chetopa State Bank.
She and Calvin Brady were married in 1961. They later divorced. She and John Tullis were married in 1989 at the Buckboard Restaurant in Chetopa. She and her husband were co-owners and operators of the Buckboard Restaurant in Chetopa for 15 years before selling it in 2001.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chetopa and loved to travel.
SURVIVORS:
Husband - John Tullis of the home
Five Sons - Mike Brady Welch, OK
Mike Tullis Derby, KS
Ken Tullis Welch, OK
Gary Tullis Welch, OK
Barry Tullis Oswego, KS
One Daughter – Tina Tullis Greeley, CO
Eighteen Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
Mother - Lena Holley Chetopa, KS
Two Brothers – Ronnie Henson rural Miami, OK
Gary Henson rural Miami, OK
One Sister - Debbie Clifford Chetopa, KS
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Michelle Brady, in 1985.
Funeral Mass is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Mother of God Catholic Church in Oswego. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The Rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, December 30, 2007, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. The family will receive friends at the funeral home immediately following the Rosary until 7:00 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Judy Marie Tullis, please visit our flower store.
She was born September 3, 1939, in Columbus, Kansas, to Jesse and Lena (Johnston) Henson. As a young girl, she attended Fairview Country School and was a graduate of Columbus High School. She worked at Johnson's General Store in Chetopa for 17 years and also the Chetopa State Bank.
She and Calvin Brady were married in 1961. They later divorced. She and John Tullis were married in 1989 at the Buckboard Restaurant in Chetopa. She and her husband were co-owners and operators of the Buckboard Restaurant in Chetopa for 15 years before selling it in 2001.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chetopa and loved to travel.
SURVIVORS:
Husband - John Tullis of the home
Five Sons - Mike Brady Welch, OK
Mike Tullis Derby, KS
Ken Tullis Welch, OK
Gary Tullis Welch, OK
Barry Tullis Oswego, KS
One Daughter – Tina Tullis Greeley, CO
Eighteen Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
Mother - Lena Holley Chetopa, KS
Two Brothers – Ronnie Henson rural Miami, OK
Gary Henson rural Miami, OK
One Sister - Debbie Clifford Chetopa, KS
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Michelle Brady, in 1985.
Funeral Mass is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Mother of God Catholic Church in Oswego. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa. The Rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, December 30, 2007, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. The family will receive friends at the funeral home immediately following the Rosary until 7:00 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chetopa. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Judy Marie Tullis, please visit our flower store.
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