John T. Dillard, Jr., 74, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Thursday, October 23, 2025, at Regency Hospital in Macon, Georgia.
Private memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Dillard was born August 31, 1951, in Tarpon Springs, Florida, to the late John Thomas Dillard, Sr., and the late Carrie Lois Patterson Dillard. He retired from Lippert Components as supervisor of the welding department after over 50 years of service with Lippert. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Becky Isler Dillard of Fitzgerald; step-children: Kelly-Ann Scallin and Joseph Beckton Chuplis; granddaughters: Kayla, Mia, and Alyvia; a brother, Ed Dillard of Hawkinsville; and two sisters: Sara Rector of Madisonville, Tennessee and Susan Katsarelis of New Port Richey, Florida. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Cathy Jean Gibson.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.