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Mom's 100th Birthday
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In memory of
Opal Dillard
July 22, 1920 – July 28, 2024
Lived 104 years
Dill Cemetery · Oldfort, Tn
Life story
Opal was known by many names such as Mom, momma, mamaw, granny, nanny, and sis. She was loved by everyone who meet her. She cared for everyone like they were her family. She was from Oldfort Tn. Daughter of John Henry Dill and Susie Matilda Cox. She had 5 brothers and 5 sisters. She eventually married William Franklin Dillard and had 8 children (William, Johnny, Paul, Susan, Peggy, Gladys, Carolyn, and Ruth). Time passed and she was blessed with 16 Grandchildren, 33 Great Grandchildren, and 21 Great Great Grandchildren and counting. Opal's interest consists of cooking, canning, making her famous candy, sewing quilt tops, working puzzles, watching her stories, and most of all watching wrestling. Opal enjoyed her photos of family and seeing all her loved ones. She loved her windslchimes and singing and dancing toys. Obituary is on WWW.companionfunerals.com
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The world Opal knew
Family milestones in gold, history for context
1920
Born July 22
1928
Opal was 8 when Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
1939
Opal was 19 when World War II began in Europe
1942
Opal was 22 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1958
Opal was 38 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Opal was 49 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Opal was 56 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Opal was 62 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1995
Opal was 75 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Opal was 85 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2016
Opal was 96 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2024
Passed away July 28, age 104
Also resting here
The Dillard name at Dill Cemetery
Paul Franklin Dillard1951 – 2000
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