Lillian Dildine Kimes

Lillian Dildine Kimes, daughter of the late Sam B. Sr., and Dillie Mae Fuwell Dildine, was born in Wynne, Ark., on March 20, 1929, and died at the Woodland Hills Nursing Center in Marble Hill, Mo., on Jan. 26, 2014, at the age of 84.

She had spent 22 years in Hidalgo County, Texas where she owned and operated The Bootery Western Store for 20 years. She also worked for Sheppard's Engineering in St. Louis and had been manager of The Cloverleaf Restaurant in Greenville. She returned to Southeast Missouri in 1992 and was a resident of Marble Hill. She attended the Lakeland Assembly of God Church near Wappapello.

On July 13, 1945, she was married to Robert Dildine in Blytheville, Ark. He preceded her in death in 1980. She later married Bill Kimes, and he preceded her in death in 1990.

Surviving are three sons, Larry Dildine of St. Louis, Ronald Dildine of Tahlequah, Okla., and Andy Dildine of Hiram; three daughters, Diana Cook of Greenville, Carla Groves of Wappapello, and Donna Greer of Marble Hill; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bill Dildine of Clarkton and Melvin Dildine of Patterson; three sisters, Ella M. Jost of Marble Hill, Linda Thurston of McAllen, Texas, and Carolyn Dildine of Jackson, Ga. Other relatives and friends also survive.

She was preceded in death by one son, Gary W. Dildine; three brothers, Sam Dildine Jr., Grover Dildine and Darlis Dildine; and two sisters, Connie Rosenberg and Delphine Goforth.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, Feb.1, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Clubb, Mo.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Arvin Haynes of Wappapello officiating.

Interment will be in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery near Hiram, Mo., with Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.