Shirley Ramonia Dillon

December 24, 1937 - September 19, 2017

Shirley Ramonia Dillon 79, of Columbus, KS died 8:34am Tuesday September 19, 2017 at the Mercy Hospital in Columbus, KS following an illness. Shirley was born December 24, 1937 to James and Naomi (Channel) McKinze. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of Galena High School. On July 7, 2002 Shirley married Wayne S. Dillon in Columbus, KS; he survives at the home. Shirley was a member of the First Baptist Church in Columbus, KS; family and friends were the most important things in her life. Survivors include her husband; sons Chris Roper and wife Roxanne of Missouri and Don Roper of Columbus, KS; grandchildren Candy Harris, Amy Carlson, Ray Brumback and Chelsea Delmont; 10 great-grandchildren and one on the way. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, first husband Don Roper and daughter Shirlene Brumback. Funeral Services will be 10:00am Saturday September 23, 2017 at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Columbus, KS with Pastor Adah Hutchcraft officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Rural Cherokee County. Family will receive friends from 7-8:00pm Friday September 22, 2017 at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Columbus, KS; friends may call after 12:00pm Friday. In lieu of flowers the family asks expressions of sympathy to be in the form of memorials to the First Baptist Church in Columbus, KS. Friends may drop off or mail memorials to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home 611 S. East Ave. Columbus, KS 66725. Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Arrangements and services are under the direction of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Columbus, KS.