Troy David Dill
February 27, 1967 ~ July 10, 2011
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville - Troy David Dill, 44, went home early to be with the Lord, due to an automobile accident on Sunday, July 10, 2011.
Troy was born in Tampa, Florida on February 27, 1967 to Etwinda Dill and Tommy Ragan.
Troy loved the Lord with all his heart and was an active member at Harvest Time Assembly of God where he served on the praise team and had many close friends. He was also an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing, camping, and kayaking. Above all Troy loved his family and especially his children, Madison and Aline and his beloved "J.J."
He is survived by his wife, Julie Jamieson Dill of Asheville and her two children, Madison and Aline; his parents, John and Etwinda Dill; one brother, Daniel Loy; two sisters, Kathryn Griffiths and her husband, Robert and Laurie McEwen and her husband, Marcus all of Jacksonville, Fl; two uncles, Marvin Ball and Harold Ragan; two nephews, Nathaniel and Christopher; a close friend Rich Eichinger, many cousins, nieces and nephews.
A Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Harvest Time Assembly of God in Asheville with Reverend Darrell McClaren officiating. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory.
The family will receive friends Wednesday night, July 13, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the chapel at Groce Funeral Home on Long Shoals Road.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Royal Rangers of First Assembly of God in Franklin. Checks can be made out to First Assembly of God (Royal Rangers in memo field) and sent to 1150 East Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734. These funds will be distributed to Harvest Time Assembly of Asheville, Southside Assembly in Jacksonville and First Assembly in Franklin.
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I am sorry I had to leave you early my family and friends,but let me tell you, I am in a city that is more beautiful than earth could ever be…The streets are gold, the weather is is more perfect than I can share….oh then there is the choir, and boy can they sing…I have seen family and friends and even people I dont know…I told them I was glad to see them, but I just can not wait to see my LORD…so dont cry for me and when and if you feel alone, just look up to the sky and whisper my name and know that I am in my new home located in Heaven with my Lord..I love you and hurt you I would not have purposely done, and some day soon, we will be together again, there will be you and me and those gone on before and we will all gather around the feet of our LORD…
Julie and girls, Each of you are a part of my family. Troy was like a son and my heart is saddened at his homegoing. He loved BIG. May we all water the wonderful seeds he planted with his life and may there be a bountiful harvest for him on that great day. I carry you in my heart.
Momma Kathy
Troy shall be missed by many that are not known to his friends and family. We are none the less his friends. His loss is felt and he shall always be in our thoughts. We would like to send our prayers for his family and friends. He touched many lives and gave hope to those who had need. Those on Spartan and the Knights shall always feel his absence to us he was known as Zapped. I for one shall miss his guidance and friendship. Red_Sonja
I had the pleasure of being teenage friends with Troy & Daniel and went to high school with Troy.
Right now my heart aches for your family at your loss of Troy’s presence in your day to day lives, yet my spirit rejoices with Troy as I think of his homecoming. I’m sure he hasn’t stopped shouting, singing, worshiping and dancing since he entered the gates of heaven and saw Jesus face to face
I pray God would bless you with peace at this time.
I was a friend of troys though im sure most do not know me. It was in a small but close gaming community with players from all over that I talked to him. He was great and always sent me a message daily to just say hey and see if things where okay. I always looked forward to them he is going to be greatly missed by the many lives he touched. Also known to me as zapped he was a great person to talk to and get to know.
Forever in my thoughts.
dixiebby
Sorry for the loss of your Son, Husband, Father and friend. I worked with Troy at West Asheville station. I have since moved to Nevada. The last memory I have of him, was two winters ago, when he pulled my truck out of a ditch so I could make it to work. He was a very outgoing and nice guy. Stay strong.
Julie and family, Our hearts go out to all of you. Sudden departure of a loved one is so difficult. We’ve experienced this in our family. We pray the Lord will sustain you and give you peace even during this most sad time. Love You!
Julie, our hearts are filled with sorrow and joy at the same time. Sorrow because we will miss Troy and joy in the knowing he is walking the streets of gold. Our words can never truly express our thoughts. We love you all.
One of the strongest Christian souls we have ever met. Opinionated, funny, and always smiling. We are going to miss you Troy. Our prayers go out to his family and if they need anything, just let us know.
Chad, Nancy, and Savannah Nesbitt
Troy, I can’t believe you left us. Now we have no one to argue with. I also never got to tell you that it was me bringing over the eggs….
I know you’re in a better place and finally at peace. You will be missed. Only the good die young. Our prayers are with your family.
My condolences to the family.MY prays are with you in your time of lost.
Troy was a good man he will sorely be missed. He touched the lives of everyone he met and knew. Prayers go out to you Troy see you in heaven.
Troy met so much to me, he was my special little cousin, lots of fun, good sense of humor. I was so glad to see that he had a heart for the Lord, loved Him, and wanted to serve Him.
Troy you were a good friend you will be greatly missed.
Troy has been our mail carrier for
the past few years, and I always
enjoyed our brief visits, from time
to time, and he did a wonderful job
for our community. I rejoice because Troy and I have talked about our Salvation, and how Blessed we are to have Jesus Christ
as our Lord and Saviour.
To Troy’s immediate and extended family:
I had the pleasure of getting to know Troy through attendance at Harvest Time Assembly in Asheville. Serving on the praise team with him, we had many, many opportunities to talk — about life, music, our lives before and with Christ, joking and being silly, and just hanging out. Troy is with our Heavenly Father and got there before we did. Our reunion with him will be beyond beautiful. Until then, know that my heart goes out to you. Troy is already missed.
Brian Coon
To all of the Dill family we are sorry for your lost. I knew Troy for a lot of years and will miss his friendship. May God bless and if you need anything let us know.
I really enjoyed our friendship and our times of praying together you were such a great friend. Troy I will miss you so much, we love you.
Troy was my mailman and on Friday I was mowing the lawn and didn’t have mail so instead of afew words between us (usually about racing!) a wave was sufficient….but now I wish that it would have been afew words. I will miss him but know that he is in a better place. He was so happy with life. My thoughts and prayers are with his family who he spoke of often. I’ll miss you Troy.
To the Dill family, especially Daniel: My heart is heavy having lost a friend whom I haven’t seen for over a decade. My heart breaks for you, Daniel, for having lost your brother. God created us with purpose. That purpose is to glorify Him for all eternity. Troy glorified God while he was here, and now he fulfills his ultimate purpose as he Glorifies God face to face- in His presence. You will see Troy again one day, as will I, and it will be a glorious day. I know this. I am praying for you and your family. Rodger
Troy, I did not know you as long as Daniel, but I remember the times we did have back at Potters Wheel in the late 80’s. So true is the passage that no man knows when the Lord will call us home. One thing is for sure though, you were ready for Him.
To the Dill family, I am sorry for your loss, I got to know Troy through FCF and Royal Rangers, also we had good fellowship at several events. Troy will be missed but we know that he is with God. We would talk ever so often and I will miss that. Skip Terry
I have known Troy since he was twelve. I was one of his Royal Ranger Leaders. Troy is one of most compassionate men I have ever known. Troy was a wonderful Royal Ranger Leader and loved boys and the Lord with all his heart.
He will truly be missed. Our love and condolences to Etwinda and Johnny (Mom& Dad) Julie his lovely wife and two step daughters and rest of family.
Just received word this morning. Julie, I am so, so, so sorry for your loss. Troy was so robust. So full of life. So full of love and dedication to our Lord. I was so pleased to learn that you two were married soon after I moved away from Asheville. I wish I could reach across the miles to hug you and cry with you. Instead, I am doing that in my heart. Please know that you and your girls are in my thoughts and prayers, Julie.
To the Dill Family, You have my deepest condolences. Troy was a great guy and will truly be missed in this community. I will miss our chats. He always had the ability to bring a smile to anyone that he encountered. My heart goes out to all of you.
Julie and family, My sincere, heartfelt condolences to all of you. You are and will be in my thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time and in the days ahead. May your memories of happy times shared with Troy bring all of you some comfort and peace.
In friendship and prayer, Maureen
Troy was a customer of mine when I worked at a bank in West Asheville…..he always loved to talk about cars and was always smiling. He is truly in a better place. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
While I did not personally know Troy, I learned to know him through his brother Daniel who I know well. Daniel described his brother as a loving and dedicated man. My family’s thoughts and prayers are with Troy and all of his family. May you rest in peace.
Troy, you are loved and will be missed .Your friends, Alan ,Mary and Kelli
Troy has been a customer of mine for several years now. We, too, have had some good talks in the drive-thru…I just saw him Friday. I’ll miss him coming into the drive thru in the opposite direction 🙂 I’m so glad to know he is with our Lord and Saviour, it makes the shock of it all, more bearable. God bless you, his loved ones.
I was so sorry to learn about Troys accident. I remember when I first met him at the post office,he had his cowboy hat and boots on and a beautiful smile.
My daughter Alyce gave Troy a shark tooth necklace over three weeks ago. He cherished it tremendously. Last Sunday he was at church, he stopped me and was still talking about that necklace. Troy loved the children. He appreciated the little things in life. I will always remember him as oppinionated, loud, and very caring. He wasn’t afraid to say what he felt. I loved that about him. In Sunday School class he would make me laugh. Once I called into the radio show to voice my oppinions. I used a ficticious name. The following Wednesday I came into church, and Troy came over to me and called me by my ficticious name. I said ‘You found me out!’ and we laughed about. We connected because we say what is on our minds and not afraid to give our two cents worth sorta speak. I loved that about Troy. He was an amazing man. Love you Troy!!!!…..til we meet again!!!
My prayers go out to your family. Troy was loved – Heaven is rejoicing where we will all join him one day!
Julie and family: The Hummel family extends its heartfelt sympathies to you and your family during this most difficult time. Please know that we continue to lift you all in thought and prayer. Family and friends will hold you up during your time of sorrow. Draw from their strength as well as your own. We are thinking of you!
Troy was in my Sunday School class at South Side Assembly of God in Jacksonville, Fl. What an amazing young man he was, always full of fun, you never knew what he was going to do or say next. Above all you knew of his love and commitment to his Lord and Savior. Troy knew who saved him and kept him. Now Troy has seen Him face to face and he will be standing there to welcome each of us home.
We grew up with Troy and his brother Daniel in Jacksonville and have many wonderful memories of him. We were and still are blessed by our friendship with him. Our prayers and thoughts are toward the entire Dill family and know that the Lord Jesus will comfort you during this time.
Troy was a good man, a brother in Christ, and a friend. He was full of faith, and always believing for a touch or move of God, or a miracle. He believed strongly in the atoning grace of our Lord, and he will be missed very much. Our prayers go out to Julie, the girls, his family, and personal friends. ‘To be absent in the body is to be present with Christ.’ Praise God for his mercy and grace!
Etwinda, John, Julie & Daniel we know that the Lord is with the entire family and He is giving you His peace and strength through this difficult time. We love you and we will continue to keep you in our prayers
My heart goes out to Troy’s family. I worked with him at the post office, and then he delivered my mail after I retired. My daughter and I both send our deepest sympathies. God bless.
Our son started attending church recently. Troy reached out to him and they became good friends, metal detecting, going to good-will, talking on the phone.Aaron will certainly miss him, All of us at church will miss his solos and his acting in plays. He was a fine, Christian gentleman.
Julie and family,
So sorry for loss. Troy sounds like he was a special person. Sending prayers and thoughts.
Devastating news to all of us here in Jacksonville. Keeping you all in our prayers and knowing our dear Troy is in Heaven with our other family members who have gone before us, Praising, Singing and Dancing with our Lord!
I am so sad to know that Troy is no longer with us. He has been my mailman for many years and over that time I feel we became friends. We shared a strong love for our dogs and shared stories about them with each other. My husband and I are truly sorry for your loss and we will miss him dearly. I will think about him every time I get my mail. May he rest in peace.
Lori and Jimi Harvest.
Words cannot express the deep sympathies that we are feeling at this time. Suffering the loss of a loved one is never easy. And the loss of a son even harder. But please take comfort in knowing that John and Etwinda, you have been the best parents a man could ever ask for. And as Troy looks down upon you both he is saying ‘ thank you mom and dad for giving the wisdom, the love and the guidance that made me the special man i was.’ He was blessed with a beautiful family and his children will also remember him as a great dad and role model. May god bless his soul and the peace of the lord look down upon you all in your time of need. You are in our thoughts and prayers
I was the Youth Director at Glendale Community Church many years ago and have such great memories of Troy. He was a great kid and apparently grew into a great man of God. I know he’ll be missed. We’ll be praying for you all. Sam and Kim
I knew Troy through worship at HTA. Troy was always encouraging to me as I did my internship at that church and his worship to his God challenged and encouraged my heart. Troy, I’ll see you later brother. I can’t wait to worship with you again.
Though I never got to meet Troy I’d like to offer hope and peace to his family. I know that the RR campfire in heaven has welcomed a good servant.
Bearsong
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Enjoyed many a camp fire with with Troy at Frontier Camping Fellowship camps. Traded a handmade knife for a scrimshawed salt horn Troy had made and tried to trade him out of a Cherokee rifle he had but he wouldn’t let it go. Going to miss Troy but will look him up in Heaven one day to share a camp fire at a Heavenly Rendezvous, I wonder if he will have that Cherokee rifle with him?. Roger ‘Otter Claw’ Lovelady
I did not know Troy, but heard the news through Kim Kessler. I am so sorry for your loss and please know that the Denaro family is praying for you.
I was so sorry to hear of this tragic ending to a good man’s life. I worked with Troy at the Post Office and although we didn’t always agree on everything, he seemed to have a heart of gold. He will truly be missed.
Dear Julie & Family,
We are praying for all of you. This has to be a terrible shock for you. Keeping Praising the Lord inspite of the Pain. Praise brings the Comfort of the Holy Spirit to give you strengh to go on. I last saw Troy at your Grandfather’s funeral. The conversation I had with him that day made it evident how much he loved the Lord.
We Love all of you and it’s hard not to be able to come to you at this time.
Much Love, Aunt Shirley & Uncle Frank
We will miss Troy around the FCF fire. We know he has found that blessed hope in Christ.
My deepest and sincere sympathy goes out to the family.
Psalms 30:5b Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.
I hold such treasured memories of Troy as we grew up together in Jacksonville. We have lost a true friend but know that he is rejoicing in heaven as we shed our tears of grief. To both Daniel and Julie – I am praying for you guys and your families to have strength and comfort during this very difficult time. May you find some peace in the knowledge that he is home now.
My heart goes out to the Dill family on the sad loss of Troy. He was a very loyal listener to WWNC radio station and every time he would come into the station to pick up something he had won he would always have a smile on his face and take a minute to chat. I know he is looking down on all of us and smiling right now. I am sure he will be missed by many.
I did not know Troy personally, but I am very sorry for your loss.
SO VERY SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR LOSS. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
My heart is with your family at this time. My mind is still trying to deal. I will miss you, Troy.
JOHN AND ETWINDA, MY LOVE AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF YOUR FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME OF LOSS. MAY IT COMFORT YOU TO READ ALL OF THE WONDERFUL WORDS WRITTEN ABOUT TROY, AND THE EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE THAT ARE GOING TOWARD EACH OF YOU. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER TROY WORKING FAITHFULLY AT GLAD TIDINGS IN SO MANY AREAS OF MINISTRY. HE WAS A BLESSING TO ALL. LOVE, LINDA
May you rest in peace. I pray God will comfort your family during this difficult time.
Julie and Family our prayers are with you in this time of sadness> we love you very much and send you may hugs and kisses. Love Dawn, Adam, Daniel, Rosie, and Benjamin Ranns.
Very shocked & saddened to hear of Troy’s passing. What a great guy with a tremendously big heart. He will be truly missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with your family during this difficult time.
Troy is ever in my heart as a brother, friend, and advisor.
I and my Outpost114 Royal Rangers have shared many council fires with Missionary Rock and the presence of the Holy Spirit. He always carried the ‘Sword’.Not only that he carried it, he wielded in his mind in conversation with all he met -with compassion.
Our prayers go with your family in this sudden loss.
Larry Fraser -aka Badger
Meet Troy many years back at a Pen Fl Pow Wow. We became instant friends, he seemed to like every one. We shared many a camp fire in F C F and I will make the effort to bring his name to future camp fires. I new his heart then and will meet him again at the Big Rendevous in the sky. May his legacee live on.
I have many memories of growing up with Troy. I was shocked to hear of his death. My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this very difficult time.
Just got back in town and learned about your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
I will never forget all the memories that you and I have shared. The adventures, the fishing spots, the late night ice cream runs, the movies, racing to Washington DC 24 hours before we flew to Bonaire to get our Passports, the list goes on… I’ll always love you my best friend. You knew me better than anyone else and loved me despite all my frailties. You were Daddy to my girls and loved them as such. I thank you for that TDD. My sweet sweet husband. I adore you. You will never be forgotten. Always in my heart.
I will never forget all the memories that you and I have shared. The adventures, the secret fishing spots, riding in the jeep with the top off, playing the Wii and letting you win (haha), you kicking my butt in Scrabble and bowling and Rummy (which you did the night you died), talking my ear off, holding me as i cried from sorrow or hurt or panic or fear, starbucks and going to the grovepark to dance, keylime pie, arrow head hunting in the middle of big fields in the scorching hot sun with me complaining and then finding one and you cheering me one, camping at Mills River with rain pouring in our tent, you teaching the girls how to fish and the four of us in the canoe… you getting mad at me for losing your catepillar thingy in the trees when we were fishing in the french broad.. but always went to get me untangled, because you knew how scared i was of spiders, swimming with the sea turtle in Bonaire, snorkeling, geo caching and finding secret waterfalls, adventures with the girls, bike riding as a family..the movies, racing to Washington DC 24 hours before we flew to Bonaire to get our Passports, the list goes on…I’ll ALWAYS FORGET The times that were NOT GOOD and BAD MEMORIES, for they are in the PAST.
I’ll always look at the phone each morning waiting for a ‘GMG’ text from you saying Good Morning Glory to me. No material item can truly match the value of the memories that we as a family have created. You would remind me of that…I will love these girls, Troy and focus on them #1 first and foremost. I will keep up with their school work and make sure they are on task and Maddie is staying focused. I will get up and get my time with the Lord every morning, as you have always encouraged me … ok…NAGGED me to do. (hehe). I will be a good and Godly woman. And do the next right thing, as you have always told me to do.
I’ll always love you my best friend. You knew me better than anyone else and loved me despite all my frailties. You were Daddy to my girls and loved them as such. I thank you for that TDD. My sweet sweet husband. I adore you. You will never be forgotten. Always in my heart..
I just found out about Troy going home. The night I met him in St. Augustine at one of our history reenactments, set the pace for a life time of humorous memories. ‘Grizzly’ had a wit and humor that can only be remembered fondly. His prayers were inspirational and his heart was grand. His presence is missed here, but his legacy of love will go on. . . .a person is never forgotten until the last person on earth that knew them has passed. . . . Love and prayers.