Helen Tilley

Helen Tilley went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug.

15, 2019. She was born on Dec. 5, 1930, to Alice and Thedell McCustion.

Helen met and married the love of her life, Harold Tilley and was able to spend the next 36 years together raising their family until God called him home.

She was a longtime employee of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and Dean Foods.

She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church, the Red Hat Society, and the Business and Professional Women’s Club.

To her children, she was the best mother, grandmother, fried chicken and sweet tea maker known to man. She had an infectious laugh that would light up any room and could be heard in the next room. She loved life, being with her family, and especially enjoyed ballroom dancing with friends.

She leaves behind to cherish her precious memory; two sons, Ken Tilley (Patti) and Mike Tilley (Jill); two daughters, Shirley Smith (Gary) and Teresa Lovett (Mike); seven grandchildren, Stephanie Housley, Candice Zachary, Craig Smith, Lisa Scott, Matt Lovett, Jackson Tilley, and Abby Grace Tilley; six great-grandchildren, Kenly, Ronin, Blakelea, Carly, Anna and Andrew; three sisters, Norma Hardy, Betty Rodgers, and Carol Cunningham, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, friends and her beloved dog Bella Rose She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; and three brothers, Gerald Mc-Custion, Bobby McCustion, and Billy McCustion.

Visitation and services were held on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, at Calvary Baptist Church in West Memphis, with burial at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 1600 N. Avalon, in West Memphis, Arkansas.

Online condolences can be made at www.rollerfuneralhomes. com/westmemphis.