Dock Dills
October 13, 1930 ~ January 19, 2004
Resided in:
Fairview, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Fairview ~ Charles Earl "Dock" Dills, 73, of Fairview, died Monday, January 19, 2004 at Mission Hospital following a brief illness. Dock was born in Haywood County on October 13, 1930.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dot Dills. He is also survived by two daughters and their husbands, Joyce and Tim Penland and Sandi and Kevin Downey, all of Fairview. He had one granddaughter, Angela Penland Adams who resides in Cambridge, MD with her husband, Brett and two daughters, Savannah and Elizabeth. He had three grandsons, Ryan Downey who lives in Toccoa, GA with his wife, Alisa, Ben Penland of Charlotte, NC and Aaron Downey of Fairview. A fourth grandson, Matthew Penland, preceded him in death.
He was the son of the late George Dee and Edith Birchfield Dills. He was the brother of the late G.D. Dills and Dorothy Dills Jenkins, who lives in Fairview.
He was a resident of Fairview for over fifty years. He was a member and deacon at Fairview Baptist Church, and was also a member of the Adult Men III Sunday School class. He had been an employee of several plants in the Asheville area, and was also a retired employee of the Buncombe County Schools. Most recently, he had worked on the Ramsey Farm in Fairview.
He was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother. He was an active member of his church and a caring member of his community.
The family will receive friends at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road on Tuesday from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. A funeral service will be conducted at Fairview Baptist Church Wednesday at 3:00 PM. Interment will follow in Cane Creek Cemetery. The service will be officiated by Rev. Todd Royal and Rev. Jim Kirstein.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to:
Mission Palliative Care Program, c/o Mission Health Care Foundation, 980 Hendersonville Rd., Suite C, Asheville, NC 28803.
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I always looked forward to seeing Doc come around to Skyland Olds,He always had a good word or story.I will miss that.My famliy prayers are with you.
Dear Joyce & Tim, Kevin & Sandy,
I’m so sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing. We send our sincerest sympathy to you all. He must have been a wonderful man to raise such sweet girls! May our Father in heaven comfort you as only he can.
We are sorry for the loss in the family. You are on our thoughts and prayers.
Sincere condolonces to all the family.
Joyce and Sandy,
I am so sorry to hear about Doc. I lost my Dad on the 22nd. I wish there was somthing that I could do to help but I know all that I can do is to keep you in my prayers.
I love you both, Loretta
Our hearts go out to you in your time of loss.
We will really miss Dock. Everyone loved Dock and he tried to help everybody he could. He and his family have been so good to us since we first moved to Fairview over 35 years ago. He always seemed to have a good attitude and his infectious enthusiasm was an inspiration to all. We will never forget the jokes and stories he would tell us.
We will miss Dock so much on the farm. He was a hard worker who knew how to get things done. But most importantly, he would try to help others almost to the detriment of him personally. There will never be another Dock Dills in our community. Fairview will never be the same.
His unselfish life was a testimony of God’s love and his faith in Jesus Christ. We have so many good memories of Dock and his family. They helped make Wilson Rd. one of the best places we could have ever lived.
ALL of you are in my thoughts and prayers……..much love to ALL of you! jan lunsford
I was so sad to hear of Dock’s passing. He will always stand out as one of those that I remember most from my ministry at Fairview. He was truly a man of God and was an example of that in each phase of his life. His family has much to be proud of. I will continue to keep Dot and the family in my prayers.
God Bless You,
Connie Weeks
Some of the best years of my life were those spent with the Dill family. My prayers and thoughts are with each of you. It has been a real privilege to know your family and the christian life that you have lived. May God bless each of you.
Dock was a great neighbor to us for the 20 years we lived on Garren Lane in Fairview. We are sad to learn of his death at such a young age. Dock was a good man. He will be sorely missed.
Sandy and Kevin,
We were sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. Know you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.
God Bless You
Cliff and Cathy Piercy
Joyce, Tim, Sandy, Kevin, Mrs. Dills, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren,
It was with sorrow that I read of Mr. Dills passing. I know that he will be greatly missed in the Fairview community. He and Mrs. Dills reared two wonderful girls, that were very dear to me, and they married two fine young men, that were special to me too, and then they sent some beautiful young people (second generation) to Reynolds for me to have the privilege of working with. What good memories I have of the Dill’s, Penland’s, and Downey’s.
Please know that I am with you in love and prayers and wishing you
comfort and strength in your time of need.
Love in Christ,
Jake
Our thoughts are with the family.
May God Bless you and hold you at his side during this most difficult time…
Rick,Melody & Josh Burleson
My prayers and condolences to your Family in your time of Grief. God will make a way-
We send our sincere sympathy to the family and our prayers are for God to hold you in His arms and comfort you through this sad time. Joy comes from knowing Dock is with Jesus right now. Praise Him!
We ‘grew up’ with Dock and will certainly miss him when we return to Fairview.
We send our sympathy to your family and will keep you all in our prayers.