FORT STOCKTON - Ann Nita Perry Silliman, 86, of Fort Stockton died Nov. 2,
1999, in the Pecos County Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Frank
Alfred Perry and Juanita Blanks Perry, who were longtime ranchers in Pecos
County. She attended school in Fort Stockton and at San Marcos University.

Nita married Jack Evans Silliman on March 27, 1930, in Carlsbad, N.M. They
lived most of their lives in Fort Stockton. Mrs. Silliman had been active in
the First United Methodist Church and many local clubs and organizations.

She was preceded in death by her son, Jack Perry Silliman, in 1953; a daughter-
in-law, Ning Silliman in February 1998; and her husband, Jack E. Silliman, in
September 1998.

She is survived by three sons, Tom Silliman of Great Falls, Va., Frank Silliman
of Odessa, Texas, and Bill Silliman of Denver, Colo. She also had eight
grandchildren.

A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorials can be sent to
the American Cancer Society or the First United Methodist Church.

 

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Odessa American
September 1, 1998

ODESSA  --  Ann Nita Perry Silliman, 86, of Fort Stockton died Nov. 2,
   1999, at the Pecos County Memorial Hospital.
  
   She  was  the daughter of Frank Alfred Perry and Juanita Blanks Perry,
   who  were  longtime  ranchers  in Pecos County. She attended school in
   Fort Stockton and San Marcos University.
  
   Nita  married Jack Evans Silliman on March 27, 1930, in Carlsbad, N.M.
   They lived most of their lives in Fort Stockton.
  
   Mrs. Silliman has been active in the First United Methodist Church and
   many local clubs and organizations.
  
   She  was  preceded  in death by her son Jack Perry Silliman in 1953; a
   daughter-in-law,  Ning  Silliman,  in  February 1998; and her husband,
   Jack E. Silliman, in September 1998.
  
   She is survived by three sons, Tom Silliman of Great Falls, Va., Frank
   Silliman  of  Odessa  and  Bill Silliman of Denver, Colo. She also had
   eight grandchildren.
  
   A private family service will be held at a later date.
  
   Memorials  can  be  sent  to  the American Cancer Society or the First
   United Methodist Church.