Carol Diane Tilley was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to the union of William and Gladys Tilley On April 12, 1959. She was baptized at Our Lady of the Pilar Catholic Church and later united with Holy Cross Catholic Church.

She was educated in the catholic and Public Schools of Corpus Christi, graduating from Mary Carroll High School.

She worked at Southwestern Bell for several years and more recently for the City of Corpus Christ.

Carol was preceded in death by her father, William W. Tilley; her brothers-Michael L. Tilley and William W. Tilley and a sister- Lynnie Alice Tilley Lewis.

She leaves to cherish her memory her mother, Gladys Tilley; Kenneth Cage; sister Renee D. Tilley; nieces and nephews-Jeneva W. Tilley, William W. Tilley III, Athena R. Tilley, and Roderick S. Tilley; Bob Griffin (all of Corpus Christi, Tx) and many other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A viewing will be held at Holy Cross Catholic Church on May 18, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. with a Rosary that same morning. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. at Holy Cross Catholic Church that same day May 18, 2019.

Interment to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.