ROCKY MOUNT - James M. "Mac" Tilley, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Born in Durham County on December 30, 1945, he was the son of the late Adophlus L. Tilley, Jr. and Daisy Dixon Tilley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances "Frankie" Joyner Tilley; and his brothers, Adophlus L. "Buzzy" Tilley, III and Felton Dixon Tilley.

Mac is survived by his children, James McDonald Tilley, II (Maddie), Lynn Tilley Fourr (Brian), Adolphus Linwood Tilley, IV; his step-daughter, Julia Harlow Levy (Jeff) of Rocky Mount; his dear friend, Carol Lancaster; his sisters-in-law, Judith S. Tilley of Goldsboro and Sylvia B. Tilley of Elizabeth City; and nieces.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends on Friday and Saturday evenings between 5 - 8 p.m. at the home located at 113 Cobblestone Court. Following the memorial service on Sunday, there will be a visitation/reception for all friends and guests at the home located at 113 Cobblestone Court.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mac's memory to Meals on Wheels, PO Box 7611, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 or the (JDF) Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, PO Box 37920, Boone, IA 50037-0920.