“A Life Well Lived” Sister Tommye A. Pullam

Tommye Allen Jackson Pullam, lovingly known as “Mimi” was the fifth of seven children born to Clarence W. and Bernice Mays Jackson in Robstown, Texas on June 16, 1928. Her parents, one brother, Carroll and two sisters, Betty Lou and Lila Lee preceded her in death. She was married to Henry A. Pullam Jr. who also preceded her in death.

At an early age, Tommye professed a hope in Christ and was baptized at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, the church in which her grandparents were founding members. Tommye was a faithful member of the women’s Missionary Society, Senior Choir and served as Baptist Training Union Director and Principal of Vacation Bible School. Many years prior to leaving the city. Upon relocating to Aurora, Colorado, Tommye became and active member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. In 1987, she returned to Texas and united with Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. She was a member of the Women’s and Sanctuary Choirs.

She began her early education in Robston, Texas at Phyllis Wheatley Elementary and later graduated Solomon M. Coles High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics from Huston-Tillotson College. Tommye also completed advanced studies in Education and Psychology at the University of Texas in Austin and Texas Univeristy of Kingsville.

She was a lifetime member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and served for 66 years.