Wallace Dillon Sr.

Wallace Dillon, Sr., age 74, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years and 11 months, Marie Jackson Dillon. Wallace was a native of Magnolia, Mississippi and a longtime resident of Baton Rouge. He was educated in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System and was a 1965 graduate of Capitol High School. He was a Veteran, having served in the United States Air Force 306th Civil Engineering Squadron (Strategic Air Command) McCoy Air Force Base, Florida. Wallace loved to talk, he never met a stranger, always made a lasting impression on everyone he met, and will be missed by many. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, and garden. He was extremely generous and loved sharing the bounty of his labor. Those surviving Wallace's passing in addition to his wife are his children, daughter, Evangelist Nerissa Jenell Dillon Redditt (Hoza, Sr.), St. Gabriel, LA; son, Wallace Dillon, Jr. (Tyaisha), Mableton, GA; brother, Kara Dillon, Jr. (Deloris), Baton Rouge, LA; two sisters, Annie Daniels (Eugene) and Rose Robinson (Larry), both of Oakland, CA; uncle, Nelson Simmons, Jr. (Juanell), Kentwood, LA; three grandchildren who were the apples of his eye, Martique Angelle Redditt (Squirt) and Kaleb Hoza Redditt (Buddy Row), St. Gabriel, LA and William-Wallace Dillon of Mableton, GA; eight sisters-in-law, Carolyn Faye Dillon, Willie "Dee" Mars (Johnny), Joyce Washington and Shirley Jackson, all of Baton Rouge, LA, Celia Suggs (Maurice) of Richmond, VA, Ruth Holmes, New Orleans, LA, Willie Alma Jackson, Centreville, MS and Dr. Brenda Jackson, Gloster, MS; two brothers-in-law, Nero Jackson (Lula), Ruleville, MS and Willarthur Jackson, Houston, TX and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Wallace was preceded in death by his parents, Kara Dillon, Sr. and Cora Simmons Dillon; one brother, Johnnie Otis Dillon, Sr. and one grandson, Wallace Dillon, III. Visitation Saturday, December 4, 2021 9:00 am until religious service at 11:00 am, Oasis Christian Church, 4524 E. Brookstown Dr., Baton Rouge, LA. Bishop Charles E. Wallace officiating. Interment Monday, December 6, 2021 at 10:00 am, Louisiana National Cemetery, Zachary, LA. Funeral services entrusted to Hall Davis and Son. www.halldavisandson.com