Dillard, Tommy GILMER - Services for Tommy Dillard, 72, of Gilmer, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Rickie Gipson officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mr. Dillard passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2007, in Jacksonville, Texas. Mr. Dillard was born December 7, 1934, in Upshur County, Texas, to Joe and Volusia Baughl Dillard. He served in the U.S. Army and National Guard. Mr. Dillard was a member of Indian Rock Baptist Church and was a machinist at Stroh's Brewery before his retirement. He is survived by his sons, Tommy Ray Dillard and Dean Holiman; daughter and son-in-law, Vicki and Ed Nolen; sister, Sue Dillard Warrick, all of Gilmer; grandchildren, Amber Dillard, John David Nolen, Rebecca Nolen, Matthew Dillard, Sophie Ethridge and Paul Aden Pepper; and numerous nieces and nephews. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/18/2007.