Dillard Lee "Sonny" Bullock, 85, Marion, went to be with the Lord in his home surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born in Marion, Indiana, on Thursday, June 11, 1936, to Dillard and Helen (Whistler) Bullock.
Sonny started his career four years in the Air Force (1954-1958) as crash and rescue, two years of that spent in Germany. He continued his heroism with the Marion Fire Department. Even after he had to retire from the Marion Fire Department, he carried a scanner to know what was happening in Grant County. He also worked 20 years at Marion Community Schools. He loved drinking coffee. He enjoyed time spent with family, including family dinners, and sitting on his porch smoking his pipe while watching the finches and squirrels. Sonny was a faithful believer in Christ and enjoyed reading his Bible and watching Pastor Charles Stanley. He enjoyed watching the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Cubs.
Survivors include his former wife, Melanie Bullock of Marion; daughters, Cindy (Jesse Arenas) Eversgerd of Marion, Helen Bullock of Marion, Dixie Jo (Bolton) Thurman of Swayzee, and Vanessa (Brandon) Brown of Marion; granddaughters, Renae Love, Treniti Thurman, and Savanah Thurman; grandsons, Josiah Columbus, Cyrus Brown, and Jaxon Brown; great-grandsons, Preston and Jagger; sister, Dixie D. Williams of Marion; nephews, Jack Bishop, Ted Bishop, and Tony Bishop; nieces, Teresa Sheward, Treva Vice, and Teresa Fernung; and several friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Judy Bullock; grandson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Columbus; son-in-law, Tony Eversgerd; sisters, Sue Bishop and Kayla Vice; brothers-in-law, Paul Williams and Darrell Bishop; and nephew, Jim Bishop.
A funeral service to celebrate Sonny's life was held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN., with Pastor Solomon David officiating. Burial followed at Estates of Serenity.
Sonny started his career four years in the Air Force (1954-1958) as crash and rescue, two years of that spent in Germany. He continued his heroism with the Marion Fire Department. Even after he had to retire from the Marion Fire Department, he carried a scanner to know what was happening in Grant County. He also worked 20 years at Marion Community Schools. He loved drinking coffee. He enjoyed time spent with family, including family dinners, and sitting on his porch smoking his pipe while watching the finches and squirrels. Sonny was a faithful believer in Christ and enjoyed reading his Bible and watching Pastor Charles Stanley. He enjoyed watching the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Cubs.
Survivors include his former wife, Melanie Bullock of Marion; daughters, Cindy (Jesse Arenas) Eversgerd of Marion, Helen Bullock of Marion, Dixie Jo (Bolton) Thurman of Swayzee, and Vanessa (Brandon) Brown of Marion; granddaughters, Renae Love, Treniti Thurman, and Savanah Thurman; grandsons, Josiah Columbus, Cyrus Brown, and Jaxon Brown; great-grandsons, Preston and Jagger; sister, Dixie D. Williams of Marion; nephews, Jack Bishop, Ted Bishop, and Tony Bishop; nieces, Teresa Sheward, Treva Vice, and Teresa Fernung; and several friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Judy Bullock; grandson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Columbus; son-in-law, Tony Eversgerd; sisters, Sue Bishop and Kayla Vice; brothers-in-law, Paul Williams and Darrell Bishop; and nephew, Jim Bishop.
A funeral service to celebrate Sonny's life was held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN., with Pastor Solomon David officiating. Burial followed at Estates of Serenity.
Dillard Lee "Sonny" Bullock, 85, Marion, went to be with the Lord in his home surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born in Marion, Indiana, on Thursday, June 11, 1936, to Dillard and Helen (Whistler) Bullock.
Sonny started his career four years in the Air Force (1954-1958) as crash and rescue, two years of that spent in Germany. He continued his heroism with the Marion Fire Department. Even after he had to retire from the Marion Fire Department, he carried a scanner to know what was happening in Grant County. He also worked 20 years at Marion Community Schools. He loved drinking coffee. He enjoyed time spent with family, including family dinners, and sitting on his porch smoking his pipe while watching the finches and squirrels. Sonny was a faithful believer in Christ and enjoyed reading his Bible and watching Pastor Charles Stanley. He enjoyed watching the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Cubs.
Survivors include his former wife, Melanie Bullock of Marion; daughters, Cindy (Jesse Arenas) Eversgerd of Marion, Helen Bullock of Marion, Dixie Jo (Bolton) Thurman of Swayzee, and Vanessa (Brandon) Brown of Marion; granddaughters, Renae Love, Treniti Thurman, and Savanah Thurman; grandsons, Josiah Columbus, Cyrus Brown, and Jaxon Brown; great-grandsons, Preston and Jagger; sister, Dixie D. Williams of Marion; nephews, Jack Bishop, Ted Bishop, and Tony Bishop; nieces, Teresa Sheward, Treva Vice, and Teresa Fernung; and several friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Judy Bullock; grandson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Columbus; son-in-law, Tony Eversgerd; sisters, Sue Bishop and Kayla Vice; brothers-in-law, Paul Williams and Darrell Bishop; and nephew, Jim Bishop.
A funeral service to celebrate Sonny's life was held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN., with Pastor Solomon David officiating. Burial followed at Estates of Serenity.
Sonny started his career four years in the Air Force (1954-1958) as crash and rescue, two years of that spent in Germany. He continued his heroism with the Marion Fire Department. Even after he had to retire from the Marion Fire Department, he carried a scanner to know what was happening in Grant County. He also worked 20 years at Marion Community Schools. He loved drinking coffee. He enjoyed time spent with family, including family dinners, and sitting on his porch smoking his pipe while watching the finches and squirrels. Sonny was a faithful believer in Christ and enjoyed reading his Bible and watching Pastor Charles Stanley. He enjoyed watching the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Cubs.
Survivors include his former wife, Melanie Bullock of Marion; daughters, Cindy (Jesse Arenas) Eversgerd of Marion, Helen Bullock of Marion, Dixie Jo (Bolton) Thurman of Swayzee, and Vanessa (Brandon) Brown of Marion; granddaughters, Renae Love, Treniti Thurman, and Savanah Thurman; grandsons, Josiah Columbus, Cyrus Brown, and Jaxon Brown; great-grandsons, Preston and Jagger; sister, Dixie D. Williams of Marion; nephews, Jack Bishop, Ted Bishop, and Tony Bishop; nieces, Teresa Sheward, Treva Vice, and Teresa Fernung; and several friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Judy Bullock; grandson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Columbus; son-in-law, Tony Eversgerd; sisters, Sue Bishop and Kayla Vice; brothers-in-law, Paul Williams and Darrell Bishop; and nephew, Jim Bishop.
A funeral service to celebrate Sonny's life was held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN., with Pastor Solomon David officiating. Burial followed at Estates of Serenity.
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