Notes:

She was a 1/2 sibling to William Sheldon Thompson.

Amanda married Troy Clyde Dillinger on 18 Mar 1906 in Oronoque, Norton County, Kansas. Troy was born on 01 Nov 1882 in Inland Clay, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edward L Buice. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Walter Raymond Snow. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Levi Berry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30812195/sidney-clyde-dillinger

Sidney Clyde Dillinger was born in a sod house on a farm in Sherman County, Kansas, July 3, 1912, to Troy Clyde and Amanda (Thompson) Dillinger. He died October 18, 2008, at the Long Term Care Unit of Jewell County Hospital at the age of 96 years, 3 months, and 15 days. Sidney was the middle child in a family of nine children, and the first boy. When his mother discovered she was expecting, she prayed that if the Lord would give her a son, she would dedicate him to the Lord's service. She never told him about this until he had made his own decision to enter the ministry. He was raised in a very devout Christian home where two mottoes dominated the philosophy of the home: "Do only that which you feel is the will of God for you", and "Here am I, Lord, send me."

Sidney attended elementary school in a one-room school house, graduated from Brewster High School in 1931, and Kansas Wesleyan University in 1935. He received his BD degree from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1938. His first appointment was in 1933 to the Traer Methodist Episcopal Church, in the former Northwest Kansas Conference.

He was married to Eva Tedrow June 20, 1934, and they had three children: Coralyn Kaufman, a registered nurse, of Mankato, Kansas; Rosalie Menhusen, a former high school teacher, of Mankato, Kansas; and Rollin, who became a United Methodist minister, of Wichita, Kansas. Sidney is survived by his wife, Vesta (McCammon) Dillinger, Mankato, Kansas; son-in-law, Jon Menhusen of Mankato, Kansas; six grandchildren, thirty-one step-grandchildren, two brothers, Troy Dillinger of Colby, Kansas, and Dwight Dillinger of Hays, Kansas, and two sisters, Clarice Blakely of Colby, Kansas, and Olga Schwartzkopf of Wakeeny, Kansas.

Sidney held several conference and district offices, and was the second preacher in the Kansas West Conference to receive the Rural Preacher of the Year Award. He used his horses in youth ministry, and for many years he helped in the church youth camps. Sidney and Eva served in the Kansas West Conference until Eva's death April 16, 1976, serving churches in Traer, Palco, Wells, Almena, Kensington, Seldon, Dresden, Rexford, Jennings, Bird City, Sharon Springs, Cunningham, Gypsum, Gem, McCracken, Bazine, Ionia, Esbon, and Odessa. In 1966, Sidney was chosen as one of twelve ministers to dramatize how preachers dressed and traveled to conferences two hundred years ago. With Eva's help he rode horseback from McCracken, Kansas, to Baltimore, Maryland, preaching along the way.

In the fall of 1976, Sidney transferred his conference membership to the Missouri West Conference. He married Hilda Bird, December 25, 1976, and served as a pastor in churches in Osceola, Lowry City, Sheldon and Bronough, Missouri, until his retirement June 1, 1982. During his retirement, they made their home in Bolivar, Missouri, and he served the Flemington-Weaubleau churches for ten years. As part of the celebration of 200 years as a denomination, Sidney and Hilda joined three other people to ride horseback half-way across the continent to tell the story of the Methodist Church and preach an evangelistic sermon. They talked and preached to over 9,000 people and had more than 100 respond to the invitation to come to the church altar for prayer.

In Missouri, he was a state officer of the Optimist Club. In 2007, he received a pin honoring his sixty years as a member of the Masonic Lodge.

Hilda died in 1997. In 1998, Sidney moved to Mankato Kansas, and married Vesta McCammon, June 19, 1999. They enjoyed several winters in Phoenix and traveled to many interesting spots. Though they had only nine and a half years together; they had a deep and abiding love for each other and for God that sustained them through the difficulties of declining health.

A memorial funeral service for the Reverend Sidney C. Dillinger was held Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., at the Harmony United Methodist Church, Mankato, Kansas, with Pastor Dan Dempsey and Pastor Rollin Dillinger, officiating. Music was provided by Lyle Dauner, pianist; Lori Menhusen, soloist, "Amazing Grace", a group of grandchildren, "Daddy's Hands;" duet, Allen and Elaine Smith, "Thank You:" and the congregation sang, "The Circuit Rider Preacher" and "Precious Lord Take My Hand." Inurnment of the cremains was held at 7:30 p.m., at Wichita County Cemetery, Leoti, Kansas. The family suggests memorials to: Harmony United Methodist Church, Kansas Wesleyan University, or Camp Lakeside, be sent in care of the Melby Mortuary, P O Box 384, Mankato, Kansas 66956-0384

Notes:

Colby Free Press
Thurday, February 21, 2002
Written by Sally Michael, Page 3

The reception for Olive Dillinger’s 90th birthday was postponed, from Saturday, until Sunday, Feb. 10. I was sorry to have missed that, but didn’t realize until it was too late of the change in dates. Olive and Troy reported that approximately 80 people attended, and they enjoyed a very nice day. It was also a reception honoring Olive and Troy’s marriage.

Family/Spouse: ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Olive ?. Olive died on 15 Sep 2005; was buried on 19 Sep 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Earl Schwartzkopf. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Have also seen Alta Faye.

The Social Security Applications and Clains Index shows name as Alta Fay Dillinger.

Family/Spouse: ? Kerton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Service record: World War II in three years, 3 months,3 days. Ground crew
Air Force, 11 Oct 1942 - 21 Jan 1946. In July sent to Tinian Island with 509 Composite Group connected with Atomic Bomb. Returned to States 04 Nov 1945 rateing Sgt.
Worked with Kansas State Highway Department, Colby Kansas.

https://memorials.baalmannmortuary.com/dwight-dillinger/3810168/obituary.php

Obituary for Dwight Dillinger
Dwight Dillinger Obituary Dwight Warren Dillinger was born September 2, 1921 to Troy Clyde and Amanda (Thompson) Dillinger. He grew up on the family farm located 8 ½ miles northwest of Brewster, KS in Sherman County. He attended New Hope School, located 1 ½ miles from his home, through his 8th grade year. He then attended and graduated from Brewster High School in 1939. After graduating from High School, he farmed in the area until entering the Army Air Corp in November 1942. He served with the 509th Bomb Group until January 21,1946. He was a member of the Colby American Legion. He married Ethel Marie Bieber March 12, 1945. After discharge from the service they spent 12 years in Idaho before returning to northwest Kansas. Dwight was preceded in death by his wife Ethel Marie (Bieber) Dillinger, a grandson Garth Brian Dillinger, 6 sisters Elna Bice, Clarice Blakely, Oleta Snow, Elva Craft, Olga Shwartzkopf, & Alta Kerton. 2 brothers, Sidney Dillinger and Troy Dillinger. Survived by daughter Bernita (Dallas) Conley of Emporia, Kansas. Sons Kieth (Janice) Dillinger of Phoenix, Arizona; Ronald (Nan) Dillinger of Bivins, Texas; Donald (Eunice) Dillinger of Hays, Kansas; Larry (Pam) Dillinger of Mansville, Oklahoma. Also 13 grandchildren and 23 Great-grandchildren. He retired from the Kansas Dept. of Transportation in Colby, Kansas. After 21 years of service. He then worked for Wal-mart in Colby as a greeter for 15 years. In 2005, he retired and moved to Hays. In April 2014, he was moved into Prairie Senior Living Center in Colby, where he lived until his Death on August 18, 2015

Dwight married Ethel Marie Bieber in 1945. Ethel was born in 1921; died on 16 Feb 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ? Kinkade. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ? Conley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]