Ernest H. Tilson

ERNEST H. TILSON Ernest H. Tilson, 76, of Riceville Road, Asheville, died Monday, October 27, 2003, at Highland Farms Health Care Center. Mr. Tilson was born December 12, 1926, in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Fred and Sallie Mae Holcombe Tilson and brother of the late Clyde Tilson. He was co-founder of Britt & Tilson Glass Company and was a former member of the Asheville Merchants Association and the Better Business Bureau. He was a charter member and former deacon and trustee of Beverly Hills Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Brown Tilson; a daughter, Anna T. Hudson and her husband Calvin of Memphis, TN; a son, David E. Tilson of Asheville; a sister Hazel Frink and her husband Worth of Asheville; four grandchildren, Angela Hudson McGuffee and her husband Jere, Cynthia Hudson Beaudry and her husband Frank, Charles Ernest Hudson and his wife Jennifer, and Colton Tilson; four great-grandchildren, Mac and Morgan McGuffee and Hudson and Anna Katherine Beaudry; and five nieces and nephews, Gary and Neal Frink, Ray Tilson, Debbie Ensley and Dianna Couch. A graveside service will be at 12:00 noon Wednesday at Green Hills Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. at Beverly Hills Baptist Church. The Rev. Tim Lolley and the Rev. Dr. Buddy Corbin will officiate. His family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service and request that memorials be made to Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 777 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. Mr. Tilson’s family expresses sincere appreciation to the staff of Highland Farms for the Care they provided. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the arrangements.