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Dusty L. Sills Sr.

Dusty L. Sills Sr., 56, of Huntington, died Dec. 5, 2008, at 4:55 p.m. at his home.

Mr. Sills was a heavy machine operator for H & W Sand & Gravel in Andrews for 30 years. He had also worked for the Maco Corporation in Huntington for 17 years.

He was born June 3, 1952 in Huntington, to Clyde A. and Isabelle Juanita Grush Sills. He married Diane Garber on June 7, 1969, in Huntington. His wife survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Dusty L. Sills Jr., of Bluffton; a daughter, Misty D. Bischoff, of Fort Wayne; four brothers, Ed Sills, of Little Rock, AR, and Jim Sills, Mike Sills, and Steve Sills, all of Huntington; six sisters, Vicky Wininger, of Mt. Etna, Shanna Schlichter, of Ossian, and Juanita Crouch, Doris Wininger, Hope Al-Khzaee, and Mel Benfer, all of Huntington; and 11 grandchildren.

A service was held Dec. 8, 2008,at the Myers Funeral Home, Huntington Chapel, with Rev. Gary Newton officiating. Interment was at Star of Hope Cemetery in Huntington County.

Preferred memorials are gifts to the family of Dusty Sills, in care of Myers Funeral Home, 2901 Guilford St., Huntington, IN 46750.

To sign Mr. Sills' online guest registry, visit www.myersfuneralhomes.com and click on obituaries.