Ryan Zachary Dilbeck, age 31, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away Friday morning, October 11, 2024, at his home.

He was born on May 27, 1993, to Von Dilbeck and Sonya (Allen) Dilbeck Lawless, who survive.

He was a graduate of Jellico High School – Class of 2011.  He was a member of Crouches Creek Baptist Church.  He loved the outdoors – especially hunting and fishing.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Larry Dilbeck and Carolyn Dilbeck and his maternal grandmother, Shirley (Carroll) Allen Lawson.

He is survived by his son, Gannon Dilbeck, of Jellico; father, Von Dilbeck, and wife, MacKenzie, of Corbin, Kentucky; mother, Sonya (Allen) Lawless, and husband, Tony, of Jellico; two sisters, Mikayla (Dilbeck) Rountree, and husband, Isaac, of Jellico, and Madison Dilbeck, of Williamsburg, KY; grandfather, Glenn Lawson, of Jellico;

Ryan is survived by two great-great uncles, Tommy McDeerman, of Jacksboro, TN, and Dorsey Fraboot, of Ocala, Florida; great great-aunt, Betty (Delk) McClanahan, of Jellico; great-uncle, Jimmy Ray Carroll, and wife, Sandy, of Mansfield, Ohio; two aunts, Tenille (Dilbeck) Kennedy, and husband, Terry, of the Vasper Community of Campbell County, TN, and  Jackie (Allen) Davis, and husband, Ralph, of Jellico; two uncles, Ron Dilbeck, and wife, Naomi, of the Vasper Community, and Darrell Lawson, and wife, Ellen, of Andersonville, TN;  seven first cousins, MacKenzie (Dilbeck) Justice, and husband, Landon, Alison Kennedy, Logan Kennedy, Scott Davis, and wife, Amy, Summer Kidd, and husband, Brandon, Cameron Lawson, and Colton Lawson; and a host of friends, neighbors, and other relatives to mourn his passing.  

At the request of the family, all services will be private for family members and close friends of the family.

Cox & Son Funeral Home of Jellico is in charge of all arrangements.

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