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Raymond W. Dillard
Born: 7/3/1925
Died: 3/8/2020
Age: 94
Community: Fenton, MI
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DILLARD, Raymond W. - Of Fenton, age 94, died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at his residence.
Funeral service will be held 11am Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint,
Reverend Jeff Jaggers officiating.
Burial in Crestwood Cemetery.
Those desiring may make contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Visitation 3-8pm Wednesday and 10am Thursday until the time of the service at the funeral home.
A Masonic Service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ray was born on a farm outside of Parma, Missouri July 3, 1925. The son of the late James Monroe Dillard and Sadie Lee (Corlew) Dillard. He was the 10th of 11 children in the family. The family moved to Flint for the first time in 1929 when he was 3 years old after the family lost the farm in the stock market crash.
The family moved back and forth between Flint and Parma depending on the availability of work. He lived 16 different locations in Flint.
The family moved so often that he spent 2 and one half years in the first grade. He would say that he remembered asking his mother if she thought that I would ever get out of the first grade. Thanks to summer school he finished high school in 2 ½ years. He graduated from Central High School, Class of 1943 with his original class. He later attended General Motors Institute and IBM for special courses.
Summer school was also where he met his future wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Stirling.
They married at age 19 although Ray was only 18 on the marriage certificate, a fact that enjoyed teasing her about for their entire married life. He was a devoted and loving husband to Betty through many years of illness. Betty died on December 13, 2006 after they were married for 62 ½ years, which was longer than anyone else in the family.
In September 1943, after Ray was rejected for military service, he was hired as office boy at Chevrolet Manufacturing. Following a series of promotions, he was transferred to Chevrolet Central Office and later to General Motors Central Office. Ray retired as Cost Control Administrator (equivalent to Superintendent.) He was responsible for developing the universal coding for all General Motors parts across the various divisions, saving the company millions of dollars. Ray retired after 37 years of service in 1980.
Ray was active in the Masonic Order and was a member of many Numismatic Organizations and has attended Numismatic Conventions in every corner of the United States making many, many friends all over the world. Ray kept busy designing and rolling elongated coins for keepsakes and for celebration favors. He even rolled coins for the Australian Olympics in 2000.
Surviving are children, Sherrie (Bob) Krug, Kathy (Greg) Weisgerber;
Grandchildren, Ryan Weisgerber, Amy Krug, Matthew (Ondrea) Weisgerber, Michelle (John) Shayna;
Great grandchildren, Chelsea (Roger) Miller, John Patrick and Landon Shayna, Trevor and Callie Weisgerber, Eleanor and Elizabeth Krug
Great-Great Grandchild, Jayden Tilly;
He was preceded in death by granddaughter, Stacey Lynn and grandson, Robert Edward Krug II and special friend Connie Gilmet.
Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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3/11/2020 |
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3:00 PM |
| Visitation 3-8pm Wednesday and 10am Thursday until the time of the service at the funeral home. |
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| Funeral Service |
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3/12/2020 |
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11:00 AM |
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Swartz Funeral Home & Cremation Center
1225 West Hill Road
Flint, MI 48507Get a Map to this location...
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Reverend Jeff Jaggers |
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