“DULUTH Rachael Christine Tillman, age 30, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 16, in Clearwater, Fl. The Statesboro native lived in Duluth and was a teacher in the Gwinnett County School System. She was a graduate of Norcross High School, attended the University of Georgia and graduated from Georgia State University in 2002 with a degree in broadcast journalism.

Rachael enjoyed many hobbies, including reading, dancing and community volunteer work. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Virginia Lee Floyd Tillman.

Survivors include her mother, Barbara Christmas Tillman of Duluth; her father, Joseph Gerome Tillman of Statesboro; her fiance, James Clark Chiles of Atlanta, half-sisters, Katharine Allen Tillman of New York, NY and Emma T. Alley of Savannah, Ga, her maternal grandparents, Alice and Charles Christmas of Statesboro, her paternal grandfather Dr. Sam Tillman and Mrs. Sharon Tillman of Millen, Ga., and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Hodges-Moore Funeral Home. Remembrances should be made to Statesboro First United Methodist Church and Georgia Special Olympics.”