Mrs. Dillard died Friday, Nov. 21, in a Temple hospital.
She was born Dec. 4, 1907, to John D. Lynch and Ora Mabel Parks in Rogers. She was raised and educated in Rogers. She married Clarence Y. “Cy” Dillard on Sept. 12, 1926, in Belton. She worked in the hamburger business for more than 30 years. She and her husband owned and operated Hamburger King and Cy’s Drive-In in Temple. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years in 1960.
Survivors include a son, Douglas Dillard of Belton; a daughter, Doris Edwards of Blowing Rock, N.C.; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Clarence and Aleene Dillard Scholarship Fund at South Texas Children’s Home, P.O. Box 1210, Beeville, Texas 78104, www.stch.org
Visitation will be open today until 5 p.m., Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday 8-11 a.m. at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Temple.
