LILLY, William "John" E., age 81, of Dayton, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Dixie Lilly and son, Jon "Jonboy" Lilly.
William is survived by his children, William (Faith) Lilly, Sr., Tami (Leonard) Childress, and Kae Lilly Jackson; 6 grandchildren, Stephen (Mary) Lilly, Jason (Kelly) Linville, Jennifer Finley, William "B.J." (Nikki) Lilly, Jr., Nikki Dodge, and Meghan (Jacob) Willoughby; 12 great grandchildren, Eric, Kayla, Stevie, Brenna, Hailee, Shailey, Ethan, Braydn, Jason, Jr., Brycen, Jayden, and Warren, and many other family members and good friends.
Family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00pm on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3380 Dayton-Xenia Rd. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 14, 2013 at the funeral home, with burial following at Sugar Grove Cemetery.