Mr. Ronald “Ron” Dale Lilly, 78, of Clover, South Carolina, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026, at home, surrounded by his family.

Mr. Lilly was born August 20, 1947, in Flattop, WV, to the late Woodrow Wilson Lilly and Esther Mae Taylor Lilly.

He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Wanda Geraldine Munsey Lilly; his sons, Kristopher Lilly (Tina), Florence, SC, and Kory Lilly, Rock Hill, SC; his step-son, Michael Humphries (Aulisha), Bowling Green, SC; his grandchildren, Bethany Hill (Juwan), Mikey Humphries, and Ziva Humphries; his great grandchild, Trace Hill; his sisters, Carol Hatcher, Rock Hill, SC, and Linda Lilly (Homer), Beaver, WV; his brothers, Hubert Lilly, Rock Hill, SC, and Charles “Dickey” Lilly (Nancy), Ghent WV; his brother-in-law, Scottie Munsey (Becky), Clover, SC; and his sister-in-law, Connie Lilly, Huntingtown, Maryland.  He was preceded in death by his brothers, Hobart Lilly, Herbert “Gene” Lilly, and Bobby Lilly.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at M. L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home Chapel, 209 N. Main Street, Clover, SC with Major Phil Murphy officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Memory Gardens, 1774 Filbert Hwy., York, SC.  The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 11796, Charlotte, NC, or the Humane Society of York County, 8177 Regent Parkway, Suite 103, Fort Mill, SC  29715.

M. L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, Clover, SC, is serving the family of Mr. Lilly.  

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