Edward A. “Ed” Dillard, 79, Wabash, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at home.

He was born Sept. 5, 1946, in Plymouth. His wife, Sharon (Bruning) Dillard, whom he married Sept. 18, 2003, survives.

He also is survived by five sons, Todd Dillard, Wabash, Zac Dillard, Logansport, Mark Dillard, Logansport, Ace (Jamie) Dillard, South Carolina, and Edward Dillard, South Carolina; two stepsons, Shane Bruning, Florida, and Renwood Thacker, Fort Wayne; one stepdaughter, Laneigh Bruning, Wabash; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

McDonald Funeral Homes, Wabash, is handling arrangements.