Square Cedar Cemetery, aka Oak Grove Cemetery, Major County, Oklahoma

Funeral service for Kenneth S. Dillard, 80, of Enid, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Chapel with Sheila Combs-Francis officiating. Burial will follow in Square Cedar Cemetery, Cleo Springs, under the direction of the Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.

Kenneth was born Sept. 28, 1930, in Chester, Okla., to Carrie and Stephen Dillard and passed away after an extended illness on Saturday, March 5, 2011.

Kenneth was raised in the Aline, Cleo Springs area.

He joined the United States Army in April 1951, serving with the 102nd AAA Gun Battalion.

He was employed with Geis and Palecek Mills until 1965, when he started his own carpentry business. He continued to carpenter until his retirement 1999. He and Mary operated Dillard’s Cut and Piddle Antique store for several years.

On March 29, 1952, he married Mary Lou Feely. They enjoyed being members of the Old Timers Dance Club. He served as president of the club multiple times throughout their membership. He was a past member of VFW, Local Carpenter’s Union and Antique Car Club.

Survivors include his children, Marilynn Daykin of McKinney, Texas, Kenny Dillard and wife Christy of Tomball, Texas, Brenda Brown-Dirksen of Ponca City; nine Grandchildren; two great-grandsons; sisters, Eva Henthorn of Enid and LaCada Davis of Carmen; special friend and companion, Wilma Johnson of Enid; and extended family, Patrick Daykin, John Brown and Kevin Dirksen.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Dillard, his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Memorials may be made through Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home to Hospice Circle of Love.

Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at ladusau evans@suddenlinkmail.com.

(Submitted by family)

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