Constance L. Tilley

    GAITHERSBURG, MD & ASHLAND – Constance Lucille Tilley, 89, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at Wilson Health Care Center in Gaithersburg.  She was born in Ashland, May 4, 1918, the daughter of Harold and Rose (Carver) Tilley.  She was educated in Ashland schools, Colby College, and Boston University.  Her field of expertise was social work, but her 30-year career was with the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.  She was assigned to the Women’s Bureau, and retired with the rank of lieutenant in 1973.  Constance resided for almost 40 years in Bethesda, MD, before moving to the retirement community at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, where she spent her last years.
    Connie was predeceased by her parents and by her brother, Roger.  She is survived by a number of cousins, including Phyllis Billing of Fort Fairfield, Donald Tilley of Forestville, CT, and Claire Henderson of Beverly Hills, FL; and her loving caregiver, Anne Franklin, of Garfield Plantation.
    There will be no services at this time.  Spring interment with committal service will be at the Ashland Municipal Cemetery at the convenience of the family.  A service of Stimson-Ouellette Funeral Home, 114 Exchange St., Ashland, 04732.  To leave on-line condolences, please visit www.ouellettefuneralhome.com.