Michael Lance Dillow, 33, Iola, died Saturday, July 7, 2012.
Michael was born May 29, 1979, in Joliet, Ill., the son of Howard A. and Cheryl L. (Johnson) Dillow. The family moved to Iola in 1985 from Joliet. Michael graduated from Iola High School in 1997 and attended Allen County Community College.
Michael worked for eight years as a sergeant with the Kansas State Correctional Facility in El Dorado and two years as a specialized paraprofessional for ANW Co-op at Humboldt.
He enjoyed working with children and spending time with his family.
His parents, Howard A. Dillow and Cheryl L. Dillow, Iola, survive, as do two brothers, Stephen Dillow, Iola, and Brian Dillow and his wife, Lacy, Humboldt; his grandmother, Velma Morgan, Iola; nieces and nephews Megan Dillow, Gavin Dillow and Logan, Gracie and Morgan Dillow; one great-niece, Tinley Howze; one uncle, Chris Johnson, Cameron, Mo.; one aunt, Cathy Steuckemann and her husband, Dan, Bonner Springs, Md.; and several cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Perry and Mildred Dillow and Bill Morgan.
A private family service will be held to celebrate Michael’s life.
Memorials are suggested to either the Humboldt or Yates Center Recreation Departments. Memorials gifts may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
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