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Dolores May Cope Tilley passed away on August 6, 2021 at her residence in Starkville, MS. She was born on October 1, 1928 in Perryopolis, PA. She married John L. Tilley on 26 December 1951. (There were no children.) She received her Bachelor of Architecture from Clemson University in August 1964. Besides designing the house where she lived since 1973, she designed several other houses in Starkville. She designed most of the original offices in Allen Hall on the Mississippi State University campus. She also liked to sew, made her wedding dress and most of the clothes that she wore. She died peacefully on 6 August 2021 in the house that she designed.
She is survived by her husband, John L. Tilley of Starkville, MS; nephew, John N. Fryer of Madison, AL,
She was preceded in death by her sister, Linnea Fryer of Clearwater, FL; and brother, Ralph C. Cope of Ocala, FL.
Visitation is scheduled for August 20, 2021 from 9:00-10:00 A.M. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, MS, with the funeral service immediately following in the funeral home chapel. Tony Ashford will conduct the service. Burial will be in Sylvan Abbey Cemetery in Clearwater, FL.
