Wayne Dillon

Raymond Wayne Dillon age 77 of Moneta, sunrise February 23, 1943, sunset August 05, 2020. He Was preceded in death by his wife, Dora Frances Hodges Dillon; father, Raymond Easter Adams; mother, Christine Virginia Arrington Dillon; stepfather, William Perry Dillon; brothers, Garland Dillon (Ruby Harrison Dillon) and Jearl Dillon (Shelby Wright Dillon); brother in-law Jimmy Hodges (brother in my heart). Wayne is survived by his daughter, Dianna Dillon Freeland (Charles Perdue); son, Charles Raymond Dillon (Tammy Dillon); granddaughters, Hannah Cruz (Daniel Cruz), Chelsey Magill (Evan Magill), Haley Dillon (Brandon Cahoon); great-grandchildren, Kyle Magill, Callie Magill and Sam Magill; sisters, Phyllis Hodges, Sue Dillon, Dean Dudley, Mary McCall, Starr Wade, Roxanne Harvey, Darlene Wright, Gladys Flora; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews Our daddy was a master gardener, there was nothing he couldn't make grow. When gardening season was over he told us he started planning and dreaming about what he was going to start planting the next season. How to treat the soil, to get the compost bin right, get the fertilizer and nitrogen in the land and get it turned before the hard winter came with help of others, but dreaming about what he would grow the next season. Not to make money, but to give away to his family and friends. But more than his garden, he loved his family. He loved watching wrestling, westerns, and church services. Not many of you know our daddy was a minister, he studied many years. He has many certificates and licenses. He was an ordained minister, he knew every chapter in the bible. You could ask him a question about the bible and he could tell you what chapter and verse to find it in. Many looked at daddy as a rough and tough guy, a farmer with dirt clad shoes, old tattered clothing and tobacco juice dripping down his chin, but underneath the rough exterior was a soft and gentle heart. The man that we knew was a different man than the rest of the world knew. To his children, Dianna (Sissy) and Charles (Rudy) our daddy was as big as a mountain. He was as tall as an old oak tree when we stood on the floor and looked up at him. His hands and fingers were as thick as a 2x4 but when he sat down to talk to us and teach us something his heart was pure and we knew he truly loved us. We are going to miss that man forever. We love you daddy and we are glad you waited so we could see your spirit and soul go to paradise. You are at peace and you totally deserve it, we are so proud of you. Your children, Sissy and Rudy. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, August 10, 2020 at Conner-Bowman Funeral Home with Mickey Witcher, Minister officiating. Interment will follow in the Hodges Family Cemetery on English Road, Rocky Mount. His family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Conner-Bowman beginning at 1:00 p.m. Pallbearers include, Charles Dillon, Steve Hodges, Brandon Cahoon, Tony Connor, Otie Hopkins and Philip Perdue. Arrangements by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 62 VA Market place Drive (Route 220 @ Wirtz Road) Rocky Mount. www.connerbowman.com