Kenneth Dillard

Kenneth Ray Dillard, 52, of Columbia Falls, died Nov. 11, 2013, in Odessa, Texas.

He was born Oct. 13, 1961, in Odessa to Jerry Stephens and Shirley Carolyn (McRae) Dillard.

Kenneth married Julie Kay Dillard on June 10, 1989, in Odessa.

He was a current manufacturing engineer at Applied Materials and was a former employee of Metal Fab and Metal Specialties of Odessa.

He is survived by his wife Julie; daughter Lauren Dillard, of Aransas Pass, Texas; son William Dillard, of Fayetteville, Ark.; sisters Margaret Senn and husband Royce, of Kermit, Texas, Karen Hampton, of Mesquite, Texas, and Sharon Day, of Odessa; two grandchildren; brother-in-law Greg Hopper and wife Shawna, of Ozona, Texas; seven  nieces and nephews; and his mother-in-law Kay Hopper, of McCamey, Texas.

Funeral services were held at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel ini Odessa, Texas, on Nov. 15, 2013, with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that memorials may be made to the National Rifle Association.