Dr. Charles Burton Dill, age 76, of Des Moines, Iowa, went peacefully from his home on earth to his home with the Savior on Thursday, February 11, 2016. He was born October 30, 1939, in Memphis, TN to Elbert and Mary Lynn (Hendren) Dill. Charles was a graduate of Humes High School, Memphis State University, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Southern Baptist Center for Biblical Studies. He married Shirley Pepper in 1960, and together they served the Lord faithfully for over 50 years. He served various churches as youth minister, music minister and pastor. He was appointed as a Home Missionary for the Southern Baptist Convention, serving his final 19 years of active ministry in Michigan. Charles'' life Scripture verse was Jeremiah 29:11. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley (Pepper) Dill; son, Dr. Pepper (Debby) Dill; daughter, LeeLynn (Rusty) Ramseyer; sister, Harriett (Jim) Godwin; and grandchildren, Hollie, Ethan, Clay, Isabel and Grace. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Barbara Pack. Visitation will be held Friday, February 19, 2016 from 5-8 p.m. with funeral services to be held Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., all at Forest Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park, East, 2440 Whitten Road, Memphis, TN, 38133. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be sent to Friendship Baptist Center - 1526 Martin Luther King, Jr. Pkwy, Des Moines, IA, 50314.

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