Richard G. (Dick) Dilts, 93, beloved father & grandfather met his Savior Jesus Christ on
December 22, 2025, at Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice. He was born on June 8, 1932, in San Antonio, Texas to the late Dorothy Greenwell and Paul Eugene Dilts.
Dick attended Texas A & M and Ohio Northern University where he completed his BS in Civil Engineering. He was a Staff Sargent in the US Army.
He worked for Ford Motor, Faultless Rubber & retired from United States Uranium Enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio. He was a member & past president of Full Gospel Men’s Fellowship.
He married Catherine Anne Garlock on September 1, 1956, in Lima, Ohio.
He is survived by his children, Mary Kate Dilts Skaggs of Canal Winchester Ohio;
Debra ( Michael) Cottle of Wheelersburg, Ohio;
Dorothy (Jeff) Devore of Jacksonville, FL;
Rick (Heidi) Dilts of Worthington, Ohio;
Jane (Lloyd) Turner of Chillicothe, Ohio;
John (Kim) Dilts of St. Augustine, FL; &
James (Amy) Dilts of Pickerington, Ohio.
He is survived by one sister-in-law, Karen Palmer.
He also survived by 20 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and many nieces & nephews.
Dick was preceded by death by one sister, Patricia Dilts Wills, and 2 brothers, Carl C. (Sonny) Palmer JR. and Larry Palmer).
He was also preceded in death by Catherine Anne Devore ( granddaughter), Joseph L Skaggs ( son-in-law), and Patricia (Patti) Dilts ( daughter-in-law).
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 AM Saturday, December 27, 2025 St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Fulton officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery, with graveside military rites provided by the American Legion, James Dickey Post #23. Friends may call at Melcher Hammer Funeral Home on Saturday from 9:30 AM until 11:15 AM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church
