Dinah Faye Smith Tillman was born October 16, 1954 in Davidson County to Walter Wade Parker and Nellie Louise Smith Parker. On Friday morning, January 13, 2023 at the Hinkle Hospice House, God called his child home.

Faye, as she was affectionately called, was a member of Files Chapel Baptist Church and worked at Young & Hinkle for many years in the finishing department. Dinah Faye loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bryan Tillman; a grandson, JyAvious DeAndre Littles; a brother, James W. Parker, Jr. and two sisters, Mildred Smith and Mary L. Jones.

She leaves to cherish her memory three sons: Jesse Cuthrell, David Cuthrell and Eric (Kimberly) Cuthrell; a daughter, Melinda Cuthrell; 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Victoria Parker, Emma Cowan and Wilma Brooks; a brother, Victor Parker and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.