Ruth A. Dillon

Austintown - Ruth A. Dillon, age 96, of Austintown formerly of Columbiana, died on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Brookdale Austintown.

She was born on February 15, 1927, in Kensington, daughter of the late Lawrence and Belle Risden Oyer.

Ruth had worked as a Homemaker and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbiana. She was well known for her green thumb and enjoyed raising flowers, Ruth and her husband were charter members of the Columbiana Rose Club, and they were a Queen of Show winner in Cincinnati in 1964 for their roses. Ruth was a member of the former Columbiana Chapter #428 Order of the Eastern Star. She spent 20 winters in Naples FL, enjoyed western square dancing, worked 40 years at the election poles, and hit a hole in one at Whispering Pines Golf course.

Her husband, Arthur Roland Dillon, whom she married on May 24, 1952, preceded her in death on, November 27, 2014.

Ruth is survived by her son, James R. (Janet Peek) Dillon of Lisbon and a sister, Wanda Grunder of Minerva.

She was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Karen Gayle Dillon, two sisters, Lucille Lohman and Leona Oyer, two brothers, Robert and David Oyer, and three half brothers, Charles Oyer, Louis Oyer, and William Chambers.

The family will receive friends on Friday, October 20, 2023, from 10:00 am - 11:00 am at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana.

Services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 11:00 am at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana, with Pastor Fritz Nelson officiating.

Burial will follow at Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Columbiana, 28 East Park Ave, Columbiana OH 44408 or Hospice of the Valley, 9803 Sharrott Rd, Youngstown, OH 44514.

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