Mr. Ronald Jackson Dills Sr., age 67, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Ronald was born April 6, 1946 in Nantahala, North Carolina, a son of the late Floyd Jackson and Alice Pauline Roper Dills. He was a 1964 graduate of Nantahala High School. He was a supervisor in the tufting department at Mohawk's Aladdin Mills Plant. He loved woodworking and painting landscapes.

He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Brenda Mason Dills of the residence; sons and daughter-in-law, Jackie and Ashley Dills of Dalton, GA, Brian Dills of Varnell, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Scott Glover of Dalton, GA; grandchildren, Kayla Yother, Jacob Dills, Caleb Dills, John Dills, Zachary Harris, Garrett Dills, Kara Harris, Logan Dills, Kenzleigh Dills, Ashley Brooke Dills, Isaiah Dills, Levi Dills and Christian Dills; brothers and sister-in-law, William "Billy" and Patricia Dills of Ringgold, GA, Jerry Dills of Cohutta, GA; sisters and brother-in-law, Mary Ruth Gillespie of Marble, NC, Carolyn and Bobby Grant of Tiger, GA; nieces and nephews.

Services to celebrate the life of Mr. Ronald Jackson Dills Sr. will be held Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at White Oaks Flats Baptist Church, 1230 Long Branch Rd., Topton, North Carolina, with Reverend S.J. Waters officiating. He will be laid to rest at the Bethel Hills Baptist Church Cemetery in Nantahala, North Carolina, with his grandsons serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2014 and after 12:00 p.m. Thursday at the White Oaks Flats Baptist Church until the service hour.

Arrangements by Ponders Melrose Chapel, Dalton, GA. (706)226-4002.

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