Jep Dillard, 74
A crane operator with Winton Brothers and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Tom and Nellie Bibbs Dillard, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Brown Dillard, and daughter, Deborah Dillard.
He is survived by daughters, Mary Dillard of McMinnville, Cynthia Braston of Detroit, Mich., and Katrina Dillard of Richmond, Ky.; son, James Dillard of McMinnville; three grandchildren and one step-grandchild and two great-grandchildren; brothers, Walter and John Henry Dillard of McMinnville and William Dillard of Murfreesboro; sister, Amanda Whitaker of McMinnville.
Services will be held at noon today at Hiawassee Church of Christ with Eugene Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until noon today at the church.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 7, 2005