Thomas Lee Dillon

Thomas Lee Dillon, 66, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at his home. He was born January 14, 1945 in Floyd County, Kentucky to John H. and Sarah J. (Dearfield) Dillon. He first married Betty Webb in Wabash on January 16, 1964. He then married Ruth Hileman, she died February 6, 2003. He then married Loretta Lambert in Wabash, on February 24, 2007. Tom was a maintenance worker at Celotex 43 years, retiring in May of 2006. He was a member of Emmanuel Freewill Baptist Church. He enjoyed taking care of his lawn and gardening. He especially loved growing red roses. He is survived by his wife, Loretta Dillon; 2 sons, Timothy W. (Debra) Dillon, and Jeffrey S. (Stephanie) Dillon, all of Wabash, Indiana; 4 step children, Diana L. (Mike) Lenover of Kingman, Indiana, Debra Sales and Doreen Fannin, both of Wabash, and David (Shawnae) Lambert of Pella, Iowa; 8 grandchildren, Ryan Dillon and T.J. Dillon, both of Anderson, Indiana, Heather Dillon, Zachary Dillon, Bella Dillon, Curtis Dillon, McKinzie Young, and Wyatt Dillon, all of Wabash; step grandchildren, Amanda (Waylon) Stensland of Wabash, Christopher Anderson, of Minnesota, Birttany (Justin) Hicks and Jessica Fannin, both of Wabash, Kirsten Lambert, Kloe Lambert, and Kamden Lambert, all of Pella, Iowa; 2 step-great grandchildren, Dylan T. Stensland and Roselyn Hicks, both of Wabash; 5 brothers, Martin (Sue) Dillon of Lagro, Indiana, Doug Dillon and John (Helen) Dillon, both of Wabash, Robert (Loretta) Dillon of Lagro, and Lonnie (Sue) Dillon of Morgan, Kentucky; 3 sisters, Esther (Bobby) Webb and Laura (Carl) Rife, both of Wabash, and Mary Dillon of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ben, Jim, and Frank Dillon, and one sister, Maudie Prater. Funeral services will be held at Emmanuel Freewill Baptist Church, 129 Southwood Drive, Wabash on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Scott Real officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m., Friday, September 30 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. Preferred memorial is Emmanuel Freewill Baptist Church Building Fund.