More detail on this person: William Edgar
Dillon I, 79, Clarksville, died Wednesday,
November 10, 2010, at his residence.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, 709 Franklin St. with Reverend Father Eric
Fowlkes officiating.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, with
full military honors. Visitation will be from 2
p.m. till 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. till 10:30
a.m. Saturday at McReynolds-Nave & Larson
Chapel.
A Masonic Service will be held 7 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home.McReynolds-Nave & Larson
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He was born March 23, 1931 in Indianapolis, IN,
and was the son of the late Verneda Louise
(Cummings) and Joseph Wallace Dillon. He was
also preceded in death by his daughter, Helen
Hannah Dillon.
Mr. Dillon was a retired Chief Warrant Officer
with the US Army. He served in Korea with the
187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, and was
an Army Aviator in Vietnam. He was a member of
the Masonic Order, a 32nd Degree Mason and
Shriner. He served as Past Master of Masons in
Germany, and was a Past Grand Master of
Ceremonies with the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus
Council No. 3537 and Fr. William E. Morgan
Assembly No 2328, both of Clarskville. He was a
member of Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Nellie
Lorraine Bright Dillon; daughter, Denise Doreen
Dillon (Ray) Cunningham, Clarksville; sons,
William Edgar (Sarah) Dillon II, Goodlettsville,
Kurt Allen (Tracie) Dillon, West Melbourne, FL;
grandsons, Jonathan Kyle (Kelli) Cunningham and
William Edgar (Cassie Jones) Dillon III, Atsushi
(Yuki) Imamura; granddaughters, Jennifer Anne
(Camron) Ayers, Christine Nicole Dillon Rogers,
Casey Dawn Dillon (Ryan) Fisher, Kristen Leigh
Dillon, Ashley Marie Dillon, Miharu James;
great-grandsons, Caleb Logan Ayers, Corey Luke
Ayers, Cyler Landon Ayers and Kaden Ray
Cunningham, Bryson Jones and Tyler Jones;
great-granddaughters, Lillianise Myrian Cunningham
and Mckayla Cosimato. He is further survived by
two sisters, Faith Joy (Dillon) Landis, Janice
Louise (Dillon) Dooley, brothers, Larry Joe Dillon
and Clifford Eugene Dillon, all of Indianapolis,
IN.
Arrangements in the care of McReynolds-Nave &
Larson Funeral Home, (931)647-3371. On-line
condolences may be made at
www.NaveFuneralHomes.com. Published in The
Leaf Chronicle on November 11, 2010
Burial information: Resthaven Memorial Gardens
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