June Elsie (Smith) Tilley

June Elsie Smith Tilley, 93 years old, of Kannapolis, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 3, 2023.  June was born on June 23, 1929 in Rowan County to the late Clyde and Cora Cavin Smith.

June loved her family, she especially loved hosting Christmas with everyone.  June was a Christian woman who attended West Corinth Baptist Church in Mooresville for many years before her health prevented it.

June was predeceased by one brother and three sisters.  Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Cindy Upright and her husband John; her son, Tony Tilley and his companion Vickie; her sister, Peggy Wilson; her grandsons, Gary “Tomy” Broome and his wife Melissa, Brian Overcash and his wife Renae, Luke Upright and his wife Danielle, and Sean Upright and his wife Denique; her five great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 from 1-2pm at Whitley’s Funeral Home, with a funeral service celebrating her life at 2pm in the Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove.

Memorial contributions can be made in June’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or at www.stjude.org.