Tina Lea Sealy Gilliam,103 of Memphis, Tennessee went to be with her, Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on February 19, 2026. She was born on February 17, 1923 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee to Jesse and Nora Bell Tate.

Tina was a faithful member of Bellevue Baptist Church where she found great joy and fellowship through her Sunday School class.

She was a homemaker for 20 years, later she worked for Crippled Children's Hospital and, then Methodist Hospital where she retired.

Tina was preceded in death by husbands, William T. Sealy and Buddy Gilliam, also her grandson, Christen Moore, sister Audie Williams and brother Fletcher Tate.

She is survived by her daughters, Linda Moore, Carolyn Hance and her husband, Richard Hance, also her son, Jerry Sealy; two grandsons, Thomas Hance and David Moore; six great-grandchildren, Max, Mae and James Moore, Ivan Kelsey and Kelby Hance;  two great-great-grandchildren, Aldon and Tucker Hance; some extended family Members, Stacey, Cassie and Sky Hance, also her dog Lucy, which was her constant companion.

Graveside service will be on Wednesday, February 25th at Forest Hill Cemetery, Midtown 1661 S. Elvis Presley Blvd. Memphis, TN 38106