Mr. Elmer Loyd "Buddy" Dillion

April 29, 1934 - September 6, 2019

Elmer Loyd "Buddy" Dillion, 85, of DeWitt died September 6, 2019. He was born April 29, 1934 in DeWitt to Elmer Lee and Mary Lou Ray Dillion. Buddy retired from Kroger after working there for 31 years. He was an Army veteran and a longtime member of the DeWitt Riding Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, his grandparents John and Evie Ray, two brothers Billy and Bobby Dillion, and four sisters Betty DeLancy, Joy Pike, and Nadine and Corine Dillion. Buddy is survived by his wife of 61 years Ellen Stubbs Dillion; four children Theresa Lock (Jack) of DeWitt, Ronnie Dillion (Lynn) of Hamburg, Robert Dillion (Cathy) of Springdale, and Greg Dillion (Ruby) of DeWitt; 16 grandchildren Jonathan Powell (Becca) of Pine Bluff, Susan Macias (Robert) of Newport News, VA, Colby Dillion (Melissa) of Little Rock, Allison Lock of DeWitt, Seth Dillion of Alabama, Kacee Ledbetter (Ben) of Alabama, Emma Dillion of Fayetteville, Matt Dillion of Fort Sam Houston, TX, Kelli Dillion of Portland, OR, Clayton Dillion (Brianna)of Hazen, Colton Dillion of DeWitt, Matt Gardisser (Marisha) Springdale, April Phillips (Ryan) of Springdale, Josh Lock of Bentonville, and Cody Allen of Stuttgart; 19 great grandchildren; two brothers James Dillion (Ann) of Atkins and Sidney Dillion (Brenda) of DeWitt; and two sisters Mildred Clark (Alfred) of Hot Springs and Nancy Bivens (DeWayne) of Taylor. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday, September 9 at Essex Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. September 10 at Forks LaGrue Missionary Baptist Church and burial will be in Forks LaGrue Cemetery.