Gary Dale Dillon, 75, of Granville, Ohio died Tuesday morning, May 4, 2021 at his home.

Born January 30, 1946 in Newark, Ohio he was a son of the late John Dillon, Jr. and Ollie Mae (Cline) Dillon.  Gary was a 1964 graduate of Frazeysburg High School and he proudly served our country in Vietnam as a member of the United States Army.  He was a truck driver and retired in 2008 after 36 years of driving for Advanced Transfer and Newark Electro Plating.

Gary loved sports and enjoyed playing softball and watching his grandchildren in their sport activities.  He pulled the band trailer for Newark High School Marching Band on Friday nights.  Gary enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially his favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.  He also was an auto enthusiast, especially Dodge/Mopar.

Surviving is his daughter, Denise Dillon of Granville; two grandchildren, Shawn (Samantha) Dillon and Kynda Worthy; three great grandchildren, Xylah, Elliett and Rowan; two brothers, Larry (Linda) Dillon of Pataskala, Ohio and John (Paula) Dillon of Nashport, Ohio; two sisters, Hazel (Harrison) Underwood of Bluffton, Ohio and Sue Gardner of Arkansas.  Also surviving is a sister in-law, Betty Dillon of Pearland, Texas and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald Dillon and Carl Dillon and five sisters, Edith Miller, Alice Dillon, Agnes Waisner, Marilyn Underwood and Helen Miller.

Calling hours will be 5pm to 8pm Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the Frazeysburg Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home, 110 West Third Street.  Calling hours will also be for one hour prior to the funeral service, which will be 11:00am Friday, May 7, 2021 at the funeral Home.

Burial will be in Perryton Cemetery, Perryton, Ohio.  The Licking County Veterans Alliance will conduct Military Honors at the cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to ALS Association, Central & Southern Ohio Chapter, 1170 Old Henderson Road; Suite 221, Columbus, Ohio 43220.