Charles Roy Dillingham, 90, of McFarland, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the Alma Manor.   He was a long time resident of the area.

Roy was born March 21, 1921, in Mayetta, Kansas, the son of Carl Leon and Grace Ross Dillingham.  He attended local schools and graduated from Alma High School. Roy then served in the United States Navy during WWII.  He was stationed at Pearl Harbor when the bombing occurred and was also present on the USS Missouri when the surrender was signed.

Roy worked for over thirty years as an Agent/Operator for the Rock Island Railroad Company.  He loved to work in his garden and spend time with his grandchildren.

Roy married Lillian Natalie Waligorski on October 4, 1944 in New York City, New York.  She preceded him in death on May 28, 2000.

He is survived by his sons, Robert Dillingham and his wife, Sandy, McFarland and Douglas Dillingham and his wife, Carol, Brainerd, Minnesota; his daughter-in-law, Carol Dillingham, McFarland;  his brother Donald Dillingham, Kansas City, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Charles Dean “Chic” Dillingham, Kevin Dale Dillingham and three brothers, James Paul Dillingham, Robert Wendell Dillingham and Eldon Dillingham.

Graveside inurnment services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at McFarland City Cemetery, McFarland, Kansas.  The family suggests memorial contributions to a charity of the donor’s choice and those may be sent in care of Campanella-Gentry Funeral Home in Alma.  Online condolences may be made at www.campanellafuneral.com.