Michael Dillard

Mr. Michael Don Dillard, 67, of Paris, Texas entered into eternal rest peacefully on May 10, 2023, in Dallas, Texas surrounded by loved ones. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 pm Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Solid Rock Baptist Church. Interment will follow to Restlawn Garden Cemetery under the direction of Maxey Funeral Home.

Michael "Don" Dillard was a friend to ALL that knew him and LOVED his family! Don LOVED life, and spending time with his family. He always had a way of making everyone he met feel special with his smile!

He had a great passion for fishing, gardening, installing yard sprinkler systems, and owned his own lawn service in which he was dedicated to by serving his community many years! He was a graduate of Delmar High School.

Don loved the Lord, reading his bible, singing, and playing dominoes! He was a active member of the Solid Rock Baptist Church where he sang in the male chorus until his health began to fail. He was a loving and caring person. Devoted Husband, Father, and friend, always thinking of others first.

He was preceded in death by parents, Field J. & Katherine Dillard; brothers, Johnny Gene Dillard, Fredrick Dillard, Eugene Dillard, Billy Dillard; sister, Janice Dillard; one daughter, Redonna Morgan.

Until the trumpet sounds, he leaves to cherish his loving memories his Special Life-long partner Rebecca Worthy (Paris, TX); son, Datron Morgan (Dallas, TX), bonus son, Zachary Spradlin; bonus daughters, Maddie Spradlin, Marquisha Taylor, and Angela Henderson; Sisters, Linnie King, Frances McCarty, Betty Cooper, and Carol Dillard; brothers, Charles (Shirley) Dillard St., Clifton Ray Dillard, James Dillard Sr. Ivory Dillard, Jerry Dillard, Jimmy Dillard, and Harold Dillard all of Paris, TX; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.