Joyce (Gayenelle) Woodlief Tilley,  formerly of  Rocky Mount, died   Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Raleigh. She was born August 26, 1928 to the late Aubrey Woodlief Sr. and Sarah Powell Woodlief. She was predeceased by her husband, Thompson Milton Tilley; and brothers, Bervin, Fleming, Maynard, Woodrow and Aubrey Jr.; and sisters, Selene Wright, Ione King, Hortense Gibson, Nadine Bradley and Clina Wheeler.
She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Tilley Thompson and husband John of Raleigh; son, Timothy Mac Tilley and wife Rose of Georgetown SC; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; her one living sibling Lavoy Adams of Durham, and many nieces and nephews as well.
A service will be held at 11 a.m.  Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Grisham and Rev. Larry Curtis officiating. Burial will follow at Pineview Cemetery.
Flowers will be accepted but the family requests memorials be made in her memory to First Baptist Church, 200 S. Church Street, Rocky Mount NC 27804 or the RM Fire Department Benevolent Fund, 375 East Raleigh Blvd, Rocky Mount NC 27801.
Arrangements by Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount.