January 26, 1936 – October 1, 2023
Shirley Ann (Walls) Dillon, 87, of Bedford, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, October 1. 2023 at the IU Health Hospital in Bedford.
She was born on January 26, 1936, to the late Ranza and Ruth Walls of Hillham, Indiana, and was the eldest of four children. She was a 1953 graduate of Shoals High School and attended French Lick High School briefly. She married Robert E. Dillon on December 19, 1954, and has one child, Robert E. Dillon, Jr. of Bedford who survives.
Shirley retired from NSWC Crane in 1992 after working for a number of years for the Veteran’s Administration and Public Service Indiana where she was one of the three first female supervisors in the mid-1960s.
She is also survived by one sister, Sharon Cox (Eugene) of French Lick, Indiana. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one sister, Shelby Rominger of West Baden, Indiana, and one brother, Rick Walls of West Baden, Indiana. She dearly loved her grandchildren, Michael (Stephanie) Dillon, Courtney (Carter) Martling, and Ashley (Ralph) Sturgeon; and her great-grandsons Robert and Matthew Dillon and TJ Martling. Shirley is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Funeral services will be on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Cresthaven Funeral Home, with Brother Kenny Walden, officiating, entombment will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. Visitation will be on Saturday, October 7th from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m.
Cresthaven Funeral Home is entrusted with her care.
Condolences may be made at www.cresthavenfh.com.
