Lloyd Dilldine

Funeral services for Lloyd Dilldine, 80 of Cookeville, will be Monday, December 13 at 11 AM at the Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Gary West will officiate. Interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery with military honors by the Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Sunday 5 pm to 7 pm and again Monday 9 am until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Dilldine died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born May 5, 1941 in Putnam County to the late Herman and Ida Goff Dilldine. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Joan Thomas Dilldine on March 2, 2021; sister, Betty Gentry; brother, Delbert Dilldine. He was a Army veteran serving in Germany. Lloyd was a member of Nash Grove Baptist Church and a Mason. He had worked at Oak Ridge Nuclear Plant, Dana Corporation of Gordonsville, TRW of Lebanon and Thomas Insulation, retiring as a machinist. Lloyd enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing. Survivors include sons, Terry Dilldine of Cookeville, Brandon Dilldine and wife Rachel of Mt. Juliet; granddaughter, Lauren Dilldine. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931)526-7158. You may share your thoughts and memories at dyerfh.com