for James Lamar
Dill, 93 of Anniston will
be 12:00 pm, Monday,
March 25, 2019, at The
First Presbyterian
Church of Anniston with
Rev. Terry Tingle and
David Hodnett officiating.
Burial will follow at
Highland Cemetery. The
family will receive
friends one hour prior to
the service at the church.
Mr. Dill passed away
on March 21 in the surgical
intensive care unit at
UAB in Birmingham.
Survivors include his
wife of 70 years, Mary
Nelle Dill; son, Jay Dill
and wife Phyllis; daughter,
Lark Dill Howell and
husband Joe; grandson,
Sonny Dill; and granddaughter,
Lauren Howell.
Mr. Dill is preceded in
death by his parents,
Guy and Bessie Dill; sister,
Helen Dill Coleman;
and grandson, Ben Howell.
Pallbearers will be Terry
Braxton, Larry Dawson,
Bob Jones, Tom
McNaron, John Payne
and Tommy Pope.
Mr. Dill was one of the
few remaining veterans
of WWII. He served in
the U.S. Navy in the Pacific
on the USS Manlove
from 1943 to 1946. He
was a master electrician
and the owner of Dill
Appliance and Service
Co. for 25 years. Following
that he was Chief
Electrician for the City of
Anniston for an additional
20 years. On his
90th birthday he was
given the key to the city
by Mayor Vaughn Stewart.
He served as a Boy
Scout leader for Troop 7
at First Presbyterian
Church.
After his retirement for
another 25 years Lamar
happily volunteered at
Stringfellow Memorial
Hospital greeting patients
and visitors with a
smile and a joke. He
loved everything with
wheels including cars,
trucks, airplanes, motorcycles
and limousines.
He delighted in telling
the latest joke or repeating
the oldest jokes over
and over, all with the
same joyful smile and
twinkle in his eye.
In lieu of flowers memorial
contributions
may be made to The
Presbyterian Home for
Children in Talladega or
Cerebral Palsy Center of
East Central Alabama.
