JONESBORO, Ill. -- James Albert Tellor, 80, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Dec. 17, 1926, in Alto Pass, Ill., son of the Rev. Louis H. and Grace Miller Tellor. He and Edna E. Baltzell were married Jan. 11, 1945, in Cobden, Ill.
Tellor retired as a mental health technician at Choate Mental Health Center in 1991. He attended Immanuel Baptist Church in Cobden.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Brenda Parmly of Jonesboro, Sandra Stover of Cobden; a sister, Nina Spurlock of Vienna, Ill.; four grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, four sisters and a grandson.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Alto Pass.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Paul Tirey officiating. Burial will be in Alto Pass Cemetery.
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