Wood & Torbert Families

Lillie Mae Valentine

b. 19 October 1912, d. 21 January 2001

Lillie Mae Valentine was born on 19 October 1912 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas.
She married John Benjamin Bullard, son of Charles Nathaniel Bullard and Rachel Green, on 26 March 1934.
Lillie Mae Valentine died on 21 January 2001 at age 88 in Tarrant County, Texas.
Her husband John Benjamin Bullard became a widower at her death.
She was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
The following appeared on 25 September 2003 in the Fort Worth Star-Telegraph: (Fort Worth) J. B. Bullard, 89, retired from General Dynamics, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, 2003, after a long and happy life.
     Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in the chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper. Burial: Following committal prayers, J.B. will be laid to rest next to his wife, Lillie Mae, in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: He will lie in state at the funeral home where his family will receive friends after 7 p.m. Thursday. A vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m.
     A native and lifetime resident of Fort Worth, John Benjamin Bullard was born Feb. 11, 1914, the son of Charles Nathaniel and Rachel Green Bullard. J.B. was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66 years, Lillie Mae Valentine Bullard, in 2001.
     Survivors: Daughter, Pat Bullard Collins and her husband, Bob; son, Tom Bullard and his wife, Valerie; grandchildren, Robert, Amy and Keith Collins, and Brandon and Adam Bullard; and great-grandchildren, John Collins and Koty Harris.