EDWARD DILDY

NASHVILLE, Ark.—Edward Hale "Ebbo" Dildy, 90, of Nashville died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Dildy was born April 26, 1927, in Mineral Springs, Ark. He was a member of First Baptist Church and a Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nita Bell Chambers Dildy; and one granddaughter, Danielle Lea Dildy. Survivors include three sons and one daughter-in-law, Douglas Chambers and Annette Dildy of Albuquerque, N.M., Gary Edmond Dildy of Nashville and Edward H. Dildy II of Hot Springs, Ark.; one daughter, Patricia Ann Dildy Conlin of Dataw Island, S.C.; two sisters, Olliemae Gardner of Texarkana, Ark., and Louise "Tooie" Savage of Nashville; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Ozan Cemetery, Bingen, Ark., under direction of Latimer Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 339, Nashville, AR 71852. Online registration is at latimerfuneralhome.com.