Jimmy Douglas Tilley, age 46, of Lumberton, NC, departed this life on Monday, March 31, 2025. Jimmy was a very smart and intelligent man. Regardless of the life he chose, he loved his family and friends dearly. He loved to fish and shoot pool and he had a heart of gold. He was quick to help anyone in need. Jimmy was one of a kind -- if you knew Jimmy, then you know. He was just loved by many who knew him.

Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents, JoAnn McMillian and Thomas Jack Brown; his grandmother, Carrie Mae Tilley; his great-grandmother, Lilly Mae Hardin; a sister, Heather JoAnn Tilley; a niece, Kimberly Smith; aunts and uncles, Shirley Miller, William "W.H." Hardin, and Stanley & Margaret Hardin; and his best buddy, Purvis Locklear.

He is survived by his sister, Ella Mae Diaz and husband Emiliano of Lumberton, NC; five nephews: Roger Revels (Brittany), William Rodriguez (Barbara), Miguel Mancilla, Joseph Diaz, and Cody Hardin; two nieces, Carrie Revels and Johanna Diaz; an aunt, Rose Byrd (Eddie); a half-brother and half-sister, Melissa Locklear and Lloyd Brown; six great-nephews, two great-nieces, and a host of other extended relatives, loved ones, and friends who will miss him dearly.

The family will receive friends and loved ones prior to the service on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 1:00-2:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5th Street in Lumberton, NC. Following the visitation, a funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM in the chapel. Burial will follow at New Hollywood Cemetery in Lumberton, NC.

The family will also be receiving at other times at 225 Barnes Street in Lumberton, NC.