Mr. Hillard Leo Tillman, SR, age 79, of Cedar Bluff, AL, passed away Saturday February 4, 2012, in Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Mr. Tillman was born January 13, 1932, in Madison, TN, the son of the late Leon and Loevisa Allen Tillman. He was formerly employed with Mohawk Carpet and served in the U.S. Army, and was preceded in death by a daughter Mitzi Moore. Survivors include his children, Hillard Leo Tillman, Jr, Willard Thomas Tillman, Charles Michael Tillman, Kathy Lynn Holloway, step-children, Marty Rogers, and Patrica Adams, 16 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday February 7, 2012, at the Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Sanford Deberry officiating with interment in the Summerville Cemetery with military rites. Active pallbearers, Donald Filinuk, Donald Crane, Charles Latty, Jimmy Hitchcock, Dean Bailey, Brian Bagley. Mr. Tillman will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Tuesday from 12:00 noon until the service hour.