Riley, Dana Denise Dillard (Dayton)

  • Thursday, October 29, 2020
Dana Denise Dillard Riley, 43, of Dayton, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at The Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center. 

Dana is survived by her daughter, Bridget Marie Riley and wife, Kristen LaShae Lafuze; son, Gabriel Ray Riley and wife, Megan Danielle McMillon; and brothers, Jerry and Charlotte Moats, Jeff Moats, James and Charlene Dillard Burchard, Marlene Dillard, of Texas, and Amanda and Annie Forsberg, of Montana. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Alice Jill Dillard; brother, Bobby Dean Dillard; and sisters, Julie Christine Dillard and Jannie Moats Dunn. 

Family will have a celebration of Life for Dana at a later date. 

Share a memory and/or your personal condolences with her family by visiting her memorial webpage and guestbook at www.companionfuneals.com. 

Companion Funeral Home of Athens is honored to assist her family with these arrangements.
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