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Graveside service |
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Monday, May 8th @ 1:00pm |
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Monday, May 8th @ 1:00pm |
BEDFORD – Melvin Dillon, 96, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford.
Born December 9, 1920, in Mechanicsburg, IL, he was the son of Dave and Margaret (Dobson) Dillon. He married Velma Elizabeth Harris in 1953 and she preceded him in death in 1982.
He worked for the Lawrence County Highway Department.
Survivors include his daughters, Tammy Lee of Louisville, KY and Crystal Avery of Ohio; grandchildren, Bryan, Wyatt, Benjamin Lee IV, Jade Lee, Nichelle Lee, and, Jodeja Townes; great-grandchildren, Adriyan Lee-Malone, Amber Lee, Jordon and Jaden Lee; brother, Russell Dillon of St. George, Georgia; and sister, Pearl Dillon of Springfield, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, siblings, LuBelle Prior, Ethel O’Brien, Edith Henderson, Virginia Mahanihan, David Jr “Jack” Dillon, and two sisters at childbirth.
Graveside services will be held Monday, May 8, at 1:00 p.m. in Mitchell Cemetery.
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