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E. Carleton Dill
Posted 7/2/07
E. Carleton Dill, 66 DOVER - E. Carleton Dill of Dover died Thursday, June 28, 2007, in his home. He was 66. Mr. Dill served in the Army National Guard. He retired after a 35-year career as an …
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E. Carleton Dill
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E. Carleton Dill, 66
DOVER - E. Carleton Dill of Dover died Thursday, June 28, 2007, in his home. He was 66.
Mr. Dill served in the Army National Guard.
He retired after a 35-year career as an insurance agent for Home Beneficial and American General.
He enjoyed playing softball, bowling, working outdoors and going to firemen"s conventions.
Mr. Dill was a lifetime member of Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. and the Robbins Hose Co. No. 1 Inc., now known as Dover Fire Department. Joining Robbins Hose in 1969, he held many administrative offices, including trustee, member of board of directors, vice president and president (1990-1992). He was chairman of the restoring Engine 8, a 1954 Mack, this year, and served on numerous truck committees. He represented the Dover Fire Department on county and state levels as a delegate. He also was a member of Camden-Wyoming Moose Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin D. Dill, in 1995; and his mother, Helen (Melvin) Dill, in 1999.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sara (Johnson) Dill of Dover; a son and a daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Diane (Snyder) Dill of Dover; and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Dill of Dover.
A gathering of friends and firemen will be 6-9 p.m. Thursday in the Trader Funeral Home, 12 Lotus St., Dover.
Services will be noon Friday in the Dover Fire Department Station, 103 S. Governors Ave., Dover, where friends may call two hours earlier.
Burial with full firemen"s honors will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Robbins Hose Co. No. 1, 103 S. Governors Ave., Dover, DE 19904.
DOVER - E. Carleton Dill of Dover died Thursday, June 28, 2007, in his home. He was 66.
Mr. Dill served in the Army National Guard.
He retired after a 35-year career as an insurance agent for Home Beneficial and American General.
He enjoyed playing softball, bowling, working outdoors and going to firemen"s conventions.
Mr. Dill was a lifetime member of Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. and the Robbins Hose Co. No. 1 Inc., now known as Dover Fire Department. Joining Robbins Hose in 1969, he held many administrative offices, including trustee, member of board of directors, vice president and president (1990-1992). He was chairman of the restoring Engine 8, a 1954 Mack, this year, and served on numerous truck committees. He represented the Dover Fire Department on county and state levels as a delegate. He also was a member of Camden-Wyoming Moose Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin D. Dill, in 1995; and his mother, Helen (Melvin) Dill, in 1999.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sara (Johnson) Dill of Dover; a son and a daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Diane (Snyder) Dill of Dover; and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Dill of Dover.
A gathering of friends and firemen will be 6-9 p.m. Thursday in the Trader Funeral Home, 12 Lotus St., Dover.
Services will be noon Friday in the Dover Fire Department Station, 103 S. Governors Ave., Dover, where friends may call two hours earlier.
Burial with full firemen"s honors will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Robbins Hose Co. No. 1, 103 S. Governors Ave., Dover, DE 19904.
