Truman Carl “T.C.” Hallmark, age 79 of Muscle Shoals, went home to be
with the Lord on Monday, February 17, 2025. The family will receive
friends for visitation on Friday, February 21, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00
p.m., at Valley Grove Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at
1:00 p.m. with Bro. Greg Beasley and Bro. Benji Kimbrough officiating. A
private interment service will follow in Colbert Memorial Gardens.
A life-long resident of the Shoals, T.C. was born on August 18, 1945, to the
late Alonzo Travis and Alma Burleson Hallmark. He was a retired safety
director of Reynolds Metals but also worked for Ford Motor Company and
Books-A-Million. T.C. was a lifelong member of the Jaycees. He was
preceded in death by his aforementioned parents, along with brothers W.T.
Hallmark and Monroe Hallmark.
One of T.C.’s greatest passions was his service to the Lord at Valley Grove
Baptist Church. At Valley Grove, T.C. served in various capacities,
including deacon, Sunday school teacher, coordinator of senior activities, and choir member, and was involved in many other outreach opportunities.
It was a joy of his to build birdhouses and give them away as he witnessed to
others.
The other great joy of T.C.’s life was his family. He was the most happy when he
spent time with his family and told them often how blessed he was. Those left to
mourn his loss and miss him the most are his beloved wife of over 60 years,
Norma Jean Tillman Hallmark; children, Kim Hallmark Kimbrough, Carla Hallmark
McGregory (Shannon), and Wendi Hallmark Thornton (Tommy); sister,
Barbara Hallmark Thompson; grandchildren, Jake Kimbrough (Katherine),
Mackenzie Kimbrough, Carson McGregory (Brittney), Sydney McGregory
Mann (Cody), and Greyson Thornton; and great granddaughter, Scarlett Jane
Mann.
Pallbearers include his grandsons and nephews Danny Hallmark and Dan
Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Valley Grove Baptist Church
Deacons – Wayne Jeffreys, Larry Allen, Ray Counts, Johnny Nixon, Chad
Shell, Rusty Harper, and Brandon Burleson. Also, Larry Reid, Lloyd Baker,
Doug Myhan, Don Bradford, and Jim Sanderson.
