Bessie Lee Phillips, 89, of Denton died Friday, March 10, 2000, at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. 

She was born Jan. 29, 1911, in Mt. Pleasant to David Newman and Edna Greer Newman. She married William Roscoe Phillips. He died March 11, 1977. 

She was a homemaker, and she was a foster grandparent at the Denton State School for 12 years. She was a Methodist. 

Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Minter Cemetery in Lamar County near Paris. 

Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 13, at DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton. 

Survivors include a son, Ronnie Phillips of Denton; two daughters, Connie Bell of Denton and Beatrice Johnson of Huntsville; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Ona L. Barkley 

Fort Worth ... Ona L. "Bunchie" Barkley, 86, of Fort Worth died Friday, March 10, 2000, at her home. 

She was born Feb. 5, 1914, in Florence, Ala., to James Walter "Doc" Wesson and Annie Claire Thomason Wesson. She married J.F. Barkley Jr. He preceded her in death. 

She was a homemaker. 

Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, at Greenwood Chapel at Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Burial will be in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth. 

She is survived by two great nieces and a great nephew. 

She was preceded in death by a sister, Reba Wesson Cromer.

Sadie York 

Fort Worth … Sadie Marie Ray York, 96, of Fort Worth died Thursday, March 9, 2000, at the Denton Good Samaritan Village. 

She was born Oct. 6, 1903, in Post to Marion Boone Ray and Etna Susan Anderson Ray. 

She was a retired secretary for Sears. 

Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, in the chapel of the Denton Good Samaritan Village with the Rev. Russell Hudson officiating. DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton is in charge of arrangements. 

Survivors include 12 nieces and nephews.

Monday,  March 13, 2000

Mary E. Pennell

Mary Elizabeth Pennell, 60, of Denton died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at Denton Community Hospital. 

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, in Antioch Baptist Church in Aubrey with the Rev. Preston Harrison officiating. 

Huff/Slay Funeral Home in Pilot Point is in charge of arrangements. 

Mrs. Pennell was born Sept. 4, 1939, in Clay Center, Kan., to Everett William and Blanch Maxine (Budden) Jevons. She married Tommy J. Pennell Feb. 12, 1982, in Amarillo. 

Mrs. Pennell was a clerical worker for Cisco Food District in California. 

She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Aubrey and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in Amarillo, where she served as District 9 treasurer. 

Survivors include her husband of Denton; son, Bob Manns of Arlington; three stepchildren, Trudy Pawson of Irving, Barry Pennell of Corinth and Tomya Hall of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and sister, Patricia McCue of Lake Isabella, Calif. 

Clara Wilcoxson

Clara Onyta Wilcoxson, 83, of Denton died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at her home. 

She was born Nov. 14, 1916, in Josephine to James Robert and Lillian Octavine Rampy. 

Mrs. Wilcoxson was a member of First Baptist Church of Garland, and before her retirement she was a store manager for Goodwill Industries. 

Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, in the chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton. Burial will follow in Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas. 

Visitation will be 7 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. 

Pallbearers will be Liston Waddle, J.J. Rampy, Joey Fincher, Jimmie Rampy, Gil Malone and Charles Dale Hendricks. 

Survivors include one daughter, Jonita Widmer of Denton; one son, Joe Bob Wilcoxson of DeSoto; one brother, C.W. Rampy of Flower Mound; one sister, Ruth Jenkins of San Antonio; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. 

Hazel Morris

Krum - Hazel Rose Morris, 53, of Krum died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at Denton Community Hospital. 

Mrs. Morris was born May 30, 1946, in Pueblo, Colo. 

She was a retired business consultant for GTE. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in Plainview Baptist Church with the Rev. Dickie Amyx officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery in Denton County. 

Visitation will be from 7 to 8 tonight, Monday, March 13, at Coker Funeral Home in Sanger. 

Survivors include her husband, Howard P. Morris of Krum; father, Paul Ketchem of Krum; two daughters, Lena Shook of Grapevine and Kathy Altizer of Kingfisher, Okla.; sister, Elsa Rogers of Weatherford; and two grandchildren. 

Hilda Floyd Bovell

Hilda Floyd Bovell, 87, a lifelong resident of Denton died Saturday, March 11, 2000,, after a lingering illness at the Careage Place Nursing Home in Pilot Point. 

She was born Feb. 21, 1913, in Grapevine to K.S. and Emma (Schmitz) Floyd. She married C.J. Bovell May 24, 1940, in Bonham. 

Mrs. Bovell was a graduate of Denton High School and attended C.I.A. now Texas Woman's University. She was a dental assistant to the late David F. Speck, D.D.S. at her retirement. She was a member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Denton. 

She was preceded in death by her husband and two brothers, Charles S. and J.B. Floyd. 

Survivors include her twin sister, Helen Martin of Las Vegas, Nev. sister, Margaret Duncan and her husband Knox of Dallas; a brother, Tom Floyd and his wife, Emma Lou of Denton; sister-in-law, Maurine Floyd of Denton; and dear friends, Mildred Eckels and Frances; and many nieces and nephews. 

Graveside service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, at Roselawn Memorial Park in Denton with the Rev. Steve Plunkett officiating. 

Memorials may be made to Careage Place at 208 N. Prairie St., Pilot Point, Texas 76258-9315, or St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St., Denton, Texas 76201. 

Schmitz-Floyd-Andersen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Janela Burr

Decatur - Janela Ruth Cox Burr, 49, of Decatur, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at her residence. 

She was born March 24, 1950, in Belen, N.M., to Carl Harvey and Viola Alyne (Bone) Cox. She married Jeff Lynn Burr on Oct. 13, 1990 in The Colony. 

Mrs. Burr worked for Imperial Manufacturing in Decatur and as a secretary. 

She attended Central Church of Christ in Decatur. 

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, at First United Methodist Church in Decatur. Marcus Brecheen will officiate. 

Survivors include her mother, Viola Alyne Padgett of Carlsbad, N.M.; husband of Decatur; two daughters, Shannon Dee Hurley and Linzy Dawn McCawley, both of The Colony; one brother, Arthur Cox of Shreveport, La.; two sisters, Carlyne Laeos of Carlsbad, N.M., and Phyllis Haas of Wagoner, Okla.; and three grandchildren. 

Dosia Hopgood

Sanger - Dosia Fay Hopgood, 67, of Sanger, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at United Regional H.C.C. in Wichita Falls. 

She was born March 22, 1932, in Gainesville. She was a homemaker. 

Mrs. Hopgood was a member of First Baptist Church of Sanger. 

Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at First Baptist Church. Chris Sammons will officiate. Burial will be in Sanger Cemetery. 

Visitation will be 7 to 8 tonight, Tuesday, March 14, at Coker Funeral Home in Sanger. 

Nephews will serve as pallbearers. 

Survivors include her husband of Sanger; two daughters, Carmen Lee of Lawton, Okla., and Ranae Wyatt of Childress; son, Alan Powers of Llano; two sisters, Jean Fultner of Mesquite, and Louise Lanier of Sanger; and six grandchildren. 

Robert Ponder

Alvord - Robert Ray Ponder, 66, of Alvord, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at his residence. 

He was born Nov. 3, 1933 in Oklahoma, to James and Katie (Ashley) Ponder. He married Christene Lovell in 1963 in Hereford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. 

For the past year, Mr. Ponder was a door greeter at Wal-mart in Decatur. He had also worked as a truck driver. 

He attended Living Word Assembly of God in Alvord. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Living Word Assembly of God in Alvord. M.L. Milton will officiate. Burial will be in Alvord Cemetery. 

The family will be at Coker Funeral Home in Decatur from 7 to 8 tonight, Tuesday, March 14, for visitation. 

Survivors include his father of Hereford; wife of Alvord; three sons, Robert N. Ponder of Park Springs, Jayson D. Ponder of Billings, Mont., and Steven Ray Ponder of Virginia; one daughter, Vickie Bridges of Alvord; two brothers, Thomas Ponder of Westville, Okla., and Sammy Dale Ponder of Denton; three sisters, Margie Moore of Barron, Okla., Lavada Bennett of Lubbock, and Linda Kay Pymm of Alvord; and seven grandchildren. 

Sandie York

Fort Worth - Sandie Marie Ray York, 96, of Fort Worth died Thursday, March 9, 2000, at Denton Good Samaritan Village. 

She was born Oct. 6, 1903, in Post, to Marion Boone Ray and Etna Susan Anderson Ray. She attended Post public schools. 

She was a retired secretary from Sears. 

Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, in the chapel of Denton Good Samaritan Village with the Rev. Russell Hudson officiating. 

DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton are in charge of arrangements. 

She is survived by 12 nieces and nephews, including Shirley Ray Galloway of Denton and Blanton Ray of Guanajuato, Mexico, formerly of Denton. 

Dorothy Burks

Gainesville - Dorothy Burks, 59, of Gainesville died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at Denton Regional Medical Center. 

Service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, in House of Prayer Assembly of God in Gainesville with the Rev. R.G. Logan officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Valley View. 

The family will be at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home of Gainesville at 7 tonight, Tuesday, March 14, for visitation. 

Pallbearers will be Clifford and Roy Bragg, Thomas Carroll, Ricky and Dennis King and Jim Coker. 

Mrs. Burks was born Jan. 8, 1941, in Lake Dallas to Hubert and Sybil Sikes Bragg. She was a nursing assistant for 18 years and a homemaker. 

Survivors include her husband, James of Gainesville; daughter, Barbara Woolverton of Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Joann and Gregory Griffeth of Decatur; grandchildren, Charles and Jennifer Woolverton of Gainesville and Heather and Colton Griffeth of Decatur; brothers, Charles Bragg of Wills Point, Clifford Bragg of Lewisville, Roy Bragg of Sherwood Shores and James Bragg of New Braufels. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Mack Gene Bragg.

Landa J. Clark

Landa Jean Clark, 37, of Denton, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. 

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors. Dr. Larry Reynolds and the Rev. Clifton Igo will officiate. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. 

Pallbearers will be Robbie Taylor, Timothy Sparks, Ed Baivin, Steve Preutt, Ronnie Taylor, Joel Silva and Mikey Taylor. 

The family will be at the funeral home from 6 to 8 tonight, Wednesday, March 15, for visitation. 

Mrs. Clark was born May 15, 1962, in Lamesa, to Landon Lee Peters Jr. and Eulene Sparks Peters. She attended Lamesa public schools. She married Patrick A. Clark on August 11, 1989, in Lewisville. 

Mrs. Clark was head teller at Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Krum and was president of the Parent Teacher Association. 

She was a member of Southmont Baptist Church. 

Survivors include her husband of Denton; two daughters, Miranda Lee Koonce and Clarissa Danielle Clark, both of Denton; son, Justin Casey Sires of Denton; mother of Denton; and brother, John Paul Peters of Denton. 

Gladys E. Hamby

Gladys Evelyn Hamby, 86, of Denton died Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at her daughter's home in Irving. 

Service will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 17, in Schmitz-Floyd-Andersen Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Denton County. 

Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the funeral home. 

Mrs. Hamby was born Sept. 7, 1913, in the Liberty community in Denton County to John Riley Lindley and Katy (Keller) Lindley. 

She was the widow of Austin Thomas Hamby, to whom she was married Oct. 10, 1933, in Prosper. 

She was a member of Poltechnic Methodist Church in Fort Worth and a homemaker. 

Survivors include two daughters, Gail Lapp of Irving and Carol Fowler of Fort Worth; son, Tom Hamby of McKinney; two sisters, Grace Hamby of Lake Dallas and Rosa Bryant of Valley View; brother, Bill Lindley of Denton; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. 

Paul K. Bryant

Pilot Point - Paul Kelly Bryant, 42, of Pilot Point died Monday, March 13, 2000, at his home. 

No service is planned at this time. 

Mr. Bryant was born March 23, 1957, in Corpus Christi. He married Linda Langley Jan. 16, 1988, in Corpus Christi. He was a pipefitter. 

Survivors include his wife, of Pilot Point; and brother, Mark Bryant of Austin. 

Huff/Slay Funeral Home of Pilot Point is in charge of arrangements. 

Billy Joe Carlton 

Keller - Billy Joe Carlton, 66, Keller, died Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at his home. 

He was born January 29, 1934, in Mansfield, to Claud and Ruth (Knowles) Carlton. He served in the U.S. Air Force and married Sue Been on May 30, 1959, in Carlsbad, N.M. 

Mr. Carlton retired as plant supervisor of Jagoe-Public Company in Denton. 

He was a member and deacon at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Keller. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. Nathan Tucker will officiate. Interment will follow at Prairie Mound Cemetery in Argyle. 

The family will be at Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz & Son Funeral Home in Denton from 7 to 8 tonight, Wednesday, March 15, for visitation.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Gilead Building Fund. 

Survivors include his wife of Keller; daughter, Cindy Hodge of Keller; son, Curtis Carlton of Arlington; two sisters, Mary Wheeler of Roanoke and Nelda Jones of Arlington; and one granddaughter. 

Dorothy Walters

Grapevine - Dorothy Hardin Walters, 79, of Grapevine, formerly of Little Elm, died Monday, March 13, 2000, in Grapevine. 

Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 15, at Grapevine Cemetery. Lucas Funeral Home of Grapevine is in charge of arrangements. 

Mrs. Walters was born Feb. 19. 1921, in Dallas County. 

She was a stock control clerk and retired in 1981 from Kroehler Manufacturing Co. 

Mrs. Walters was a long time member of Button United Methodist Church in Little Elm. 

She completed high school in Irving and married L.L. Walters in June 1945. 

Mr. Walters died in 1994 and her brother, John Robert died in 1927. 

Survivors include one brother, G.H. "Billy" Hardin of Grapevine; one niece; two nephews; and seven great-nieces and nephews. 

Chester Morris, Jr

Chester Morris, Jr, 69, of Denton died Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at his home. 

Mr. Morris was born May 23, 1930, in Handley, Texas, to Chester and Margaret Ann (Shahan) Morris. He married Margye Cox in Denton on July 5, 1946. He attended Texas Christian University. He was a member of the Hitch and Pitch Camping Club and Grace Temple Baptist Church. 

Mr. Morris was the owner and operator of Chester Morris Chrysler-Plymouth for 20 years and prior to that the Chester Morris Chevrolet for 20 years. 

Funeral service will be at noon Thursday, March 16, in the chapel of Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Christian officiating. 

Visitation will be from 7 to 8 tonight, Wednesday, March 15, at the funeral home. 

Interment will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth. 

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. 

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 2630 West Freeway, Ste. 202, Fort Worth, Texas 76102; or the Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79105-9985, or Vista Family Hospice of Denton. 

Survivors include his wife, Margye Morris of Denton; daughters, Sheila Diane Richardson of League City, Texas, Karyn Lynn Underhill of Denton; sons, Chester Morris, III of Denton, Kyle Morris of Aubrey, and Mike Morris of Corsicana; sister, Billie Jean Fleming of Jacksboro; brother, Charles A. Morris of San Antonio; 13 grandchildren, Stephen Vincent Richardson, Stacy Lynn Richardson, Matthew Aaron Morris, Jordan Taylor Morris, Collin Evan Morris, Mary Melissa Morris, Christopher Kyle Morris, Brent August Morris, Hollie Elizabeth Morris, Amy Lee Underhill, Lori Ann Underhill, Michael Paul Morris, Melinda Joyce Morris; and one great-granddaughter, Lauren Ashley Richardson.

Alice Beth Davis

Alice Beth Davis, 78, of Denton died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, in Denton. 

Mrs. Davis was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Houston to W.T. and Maye (Brooks) Shadle. She graduated from Lamar High School in Houston. She was a veteran volunteer for the Brazosport Museum of Natural Science at Lake Jackson. 

Mrs. Davis was a member of Southmont Baptist Church and a homemaker. 

Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston with the Rev. David Self officiating. 

Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz & Son Funeral Home of Denton is in charge of arrangements. 

Survivors include a son, Terry Davis of Denton; brothers, Bill Shadle of Denton and Ralph Shadle of Houston; and several nieces and nephews. 

Frances C. Hobdy

Arlington -Frances Chapman Hobdy, 85, of Arlington died Tuesday, March 14, 2000, in Arlington. 

Mrs. Hobdy was born Feb. 11, 1915, in Bowie. 

Survivors include her husband, James T. Hobdy of Arlington; daughter, Ann Barnett of Dallas; son, James D. Hobdy of Denton; and one grandson. 

Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2000, at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie. 

Mary C. Hudson 

Mary Carolyn Hudson, 87, of Denton, died Thursday, March 16, 2000, in Denton. 

She was born Sept. 14, 1912, in Terrell, to Neubern and Fannie Jane Phillips. She attended public schools and married Felbert M. Hudson in 1968. He died in 1981. 

Mrs. Hudson was a retired supervisor from Russell Newman Manufacturing. 

She was a member of Church of Christ in Argyle. 

Services will be 2 p.m. today, Friday, March 17, in the chapel of Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz & Son Funeral Home. David Arnold will officiate. 

Survivors include one nephew and his wife, Herman and Dorothy Jamerson of Henderson. 

Corlis Marie Hurt 

Corlis Marie Hurt, 48, of Denton, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at Denton Community Hospital. 

She was born Feb. 21, 1952, in Denton, to Ruby Marie Richey and Leon Hurt. She was employed by University of North Texas in the purchasing and customer service department. 

She was a member of St. Andrew Church of God in Christ. 

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Andrew Church of God in Christ. Kenneth D. Davis will officiate. 

The family will be at Peoples Funeral Home from 7 to 8 tonight, Friday, March 17, for visitation. 

Survivors include one brother, Leon Hurt Jr. of Denton; and one sister, Darlene Kirby of Denton. 

Bobbie Robertson 

Bobbie M. (Dwyer) Robertson, 72, of Denton died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at her home. 

Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz & Son Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Robertson was born Oct. 4, 1927, in Hobart, Okla., to Johnny T. and Myrtle (Duggan) Biffle, and attended high school and junior college in Gainesville. 

She married Joel Robertson in November 1997 in Denton. She was Methodist. 

Mrs. Robertson was a member of the Elks Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars. 

Survivors include her husband of Denton; sons, Stewart Biffle Dillon of Pine Top, Ariz.; stepson, Dennis Monroe Hendon of Aubrey; brothers, John Duggan Biffle and Phillip Patrick Biffle, both of Gainesville. One son, Jerry "Skip" Dillon is deceased. 

Cassidy Ann Lepp 

Southlake - Cassidy Ann Lepp, infant daughter of Chad and Teffanie Lepp of Southlake, was stillborn Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at Decatur Community Hospital. 

Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today, Friday, March 17, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur. Rusty Hedges will officiate. 

Survivors include her parents; one brother, Tyler Noel Lepp of Southlake; two sisters, Lacy Danielle Lepp and Caitlin Lea Lepp, both of Southlake; grandparents, Walter and Charlotte Lepp of Houston, Rochelle Lepp of Shamrock, and Betty and Ronny Wilhelm of Corsicana; and great-grandmother, Flossie Green of Corsicana.

Saturday,  March 18, 2000

Robert McMurrey

Tyler - A memorial service for Robert James McMurrey Jr., 79, of Tyler were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at First Baptist Church in Tyler with the Rev. Dr. Michael Massar officiating. 

A family graveside service was held at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home of Tyler. 

Mr. McMurrey died Monday, March 13, 2000, at his home in Tyler. 

He was born Aug. 21, 1920, in Lovelady to Robert J. and Lucile Mainer McMurrey. He lived most of his life in Tyler. He was a graduate of Culver Military Academy in Culver, Ind., and he attended the University of Texas, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. 

He served as an Army Air Corps flight instructor during World War II. In 1945, he became an independent oil and gas operator, and he worked in the ranching and timber industries. 

He was a member of First Baptist Church, Southwest Texas Cattle Raisers' Association, Willow Brook Country Club, Texas Rose Festival Association and Order of the Rose. 

Survivors include his wife, Julia Faye McMurrey of Tyler; a son, Robert James McMurrey III of Valley View; three daughters, Julia McMurrey and Betty McMurrey Barrett, both of Tyler, and Amy McMurrey of Dallas; a sister, Eugenia McMurrey Moran of Wichita Falls; three granddaughters; and nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by a sister, Anne McMurrey Swanson; and a daughter, Martha Jill McMurrey. 

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 301 W. Ferguson, Tyler, 75702; or to Northeast Texas Alzheimer's 
Association, 3613 S. Broadway, Tyler, 75701.

Bobbie Robertson

Bobbie M. (Dwyer) Robertson, 72, of Denton died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at her home. 

Memorial service will be 1 p.m. today, Saturday, March 18, in Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz & Son Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Robertson was born Oct. 4, 1927, in Hobart, Okla., to Johnny T. and Myrtle (Duggan) Biffle, and attended high school and junior college in Gainesville. 

She married Joel Robertson in November 1997 in Denton. She was Methodist. 

Mrs. Robertson was a member of the Elks Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars. 

Survivors include her husband of Denton; son, Stewart Biffle Dillon of Pine Top, Ariz.; stepson, Dennis Monroe Hendon of Aubrey; brothers, John Duggan Biffle and Phillip Patrick Biffle, both of Gainesville. One son, Jerry "Skip" Dillon is deceased.