William W. Tull

William “Bill” Willis Tull of Easton, MD, died peacefully at Integrace – Bayleigh Chase, on Sunday, May 15, 2016. He was 90 years old. Born in Oxford on December 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Olin Franklin Tull and Anna Cooper Tull. He attended Oxford Elementary School, which is now the Oxford Community Center. After graduating from Easton High School in 1943, he entered the U.S. Navy and proudly served from 1944-1946. He was stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon his release from active duty, he attended Beacom Business School (now Goldey-Beacom College) in Wilmington, DE. He returned to the Easton area and worked for 12 years for J. McKenney Willis & Son in Easton as the foreman of the seed cleaning plant. He then went to work at the Easton Post Office where he remained for 21 years before becoming the Postmaster in Hillsboro and then in Oxford, where he served for 7 years before retiring 1985. He married the former Eleanor Louise McCue on January 22, 1949, in West Chester, PA. The Tulls were married for 63 years. Mr. Tull was a member of the Oxford United Methodist Church, where he was a Board member since 1953 and a member of the United Methodist Men, the church choir, a Sunday school teacher, Lay Leader and served on nearly every committee in the church. For more than 25 years, he and his wife organized numerous bus trips for members and friends of the church and traveled throughout the U.S. He was also a member of the E.E. Streets Memorial V.F.W. Post 5118 in Easton, the Oxford Community Center where he was a past board member and operations manager for 14 years, past president of the Easton Post Office’s Employees Association and the ROMEO’s, (Retired Old Men Eating Out), a breakfast club for past Easton P.O. employees. He was also a founder of the Tred Avon Players in 1982, the theatrical group based out of the Oxford Community Center. He enjoyed acting, singing, and performing in many of TAP’s plays and musicals, as well as working in all areas behind the scenes. Bill spent many years volunteering with many organizations throughout the community and was known as a talented singer. After retirement, he organized a chorus group which entertained regularly at nursing homes and retirement centers. Growing up in Oxford, Bill loved boating, swimming and sports, especially baseball and was an avid Baltimore Orioles fan. He later enjoyed camping and traveling with his family. Bill had a gift for being able to fix anything and build anything, from furniture to holiday decorations. Bill’s sense of humor and his optimistic outlook on life will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by two daughters, Susan L. Wolcott (Biff Carpenter) of Preston and Diane T. Nave (Jay) of Easton; a son, A. Robert Tull (Dawn) of Easton; eight grandchildren, Sian Greenwood (Mark Travers), Joshua Smith (Ali), Jared Nave (Grace), Joel Nave (fiancé, Kaitlyn Harrell), Kara Nave (fiancé, Derek Opel), Katelyn Nave, Reyn Tull, and Jaime Tull; seven great-grandchildren, Justus LeCates, Logan LeCates, Brennen Travers, Sadie Mae Smith, Rory Smith, Caitlin Grace Nave and Evan Nave; a nephew Phillip S. Orrell and two nieces, Bonnie O. Reichert and Betsy A. Skinner. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor, in March 2012, and an infant daughter, Mary Anne Tull; his sister, Margaret “Peggy Orrell"; and his brother, Norman L. Tull. A memorial service will be held at the Oxford United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at 11:00 AM. Friends may call one hour prior to the service Burial will be private at the Oxford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Oxford United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 117, Oxford, MD 21654.

William W. Tull

December 14, 1925 - May 15, 2016