He was born to Tilton Price Sullivan, Sr. and Marsie Richardson Sullivan at Fern Springs, Mississippi; the fourth child in a family of 12 siblings. T. P. was a member of The First Apostolic Church of Louisville, Mississippi. He loved southern gospel music and took his children to many gospel singings. T. P. loved to go to church; he enjoyed serving as a Sunday school teacher and he was a Gideon. He cherished every opportunity to witness to people about his Lord. He answered the call of his country by serving for four years of active duty in the United States Navy and for seven years in the reserve. He was an electrician and worked on televisions, radios, and satellites. T. P. was employed by Georgia Pacific and Manville Plywood. He loved to travel and was an avid fisherman. If he couldn’t catch any fish, you may as well go home. He also loved to hunt. In his latter years, he was a resident at the Mississippi State Veterans Home nursing facility in Kosciusko, Mississippi, due to his health.
T. P. is preceded in death by his parents, Tilton Price Sullivan, Sr. and Marsie Richardson Sullivan of Louisville; his siblings: Dorothy Walker of Cleveland, Mississippi; Darlene McCaffrey of Spring, Texas; Euvern Sullivan of Louisville; Dalaine Robbins of Okeechobee, FL; Danyce McArthur of Houston, Texas; Demetrius Hardy of Preston, Mississippi; and Norma Algood of Louisville.
He leaves behind his wife of 7.5 years, Betty Whitehead Sullivan of Louisville; and his children: Mark (Karen) Sullivan of West Point, Mississippi; Jeff (Amanda) Sullivan of Downsville, Louisiana; John Sullivan of Louisville; and Amy Rosamond of Gluckstadt, Mississippi; and his step-children: James (Kathy) Whitehead of Oxford, Mississippi; and Jan (Dee) Adams of Meridian, Mississippi. One of his greatest joys was his grandchildren: Chasady Oswalt of West Point; Morgan (Michael) Pace of Louisville; Channing Parkes of Nashville, Tennessee; and Jess Sullivan of Starkville, Mississippi; his step-grandchildren: Riley Whitehead of Vail, Colorado; Grant Whitehead of Memphis, Tennessee; Jonathan (Ada) Adams of Mobile, Alabama; and Melissa York of Meridian. T. P. also leaves behind four great-grandchildren: Parker Williamson, Allie Williamson, Hayes Pace, Nash Pace, and was looking forward to the birth of his fifth great-grandchild soon; and his step-grandchildren: Addison Adams; Noah Almarez; Aubrey York and Paisley York. He is also survived by his siblings: Johnnye McMillan of Louisville; Paul David Sullivan (Patsy) of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Rebeca Bush (Thomas) of Louisville; and Timothy Sullivan of Noxapater; and his brother-in-law, David King of Louisville; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Serving as pallbearers are David King, Doug Richardson, Jule White, Jess Sullivan, Tom Bush, Bobby Walker, Ricky Hardy, and Jonathan Adams. Memorials in honor of T. P. may be given to the Winston-Choctaw Gideon Camp, P. O. Box 556, Louisville, MS 39339.
