Joyce E. Dillon

Mrs. Joyce E. Dillon, age 84, of Gainesville passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following a brief illness.

Funeral Mass will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Prince of Peace Catholic Church.  Father Eric Hill will officiate.  The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2016 at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.  Inurnment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Cortland, New York.

Mrs. Dillon was born July 8, 1931 to the late Charles Joseph & Irma Kirby Hertzog in Cresson, Pennsylvania.  She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church and enjoyed cooking, camping, knitting, crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles.  Mrs. Dillon was also preceded in death by her sons, James Dillon and Joseph Dillon.

Mrs. Dillon is survived by her husband of 62 years, Robert “Bob” Dillon of Gainesville; daughters & sons-in-law, Julie & Earl Holloway of Cumming and Joni Bennett & Bhupendra Chhetri of Macon; grandson, James Holloway; sisters, Jeannine Ryan of Altoona, Pennsylvania and Shirley Pion of Stockbridge, Massachusetts; and several nieces & nephews.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia  30542 is in charge of arrangements.  Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com