W. N. Sonny Schilling

W. N. “Sonny” Schilling, 91, of Dayton, died Monday, October 5, 2015, at the Bayshore Hospital in Pasadena. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Sonny was born September 5, 1924 in Corsicana, to parents; Dewey W. and Emma James Schilling, and has been a lifelong resident of Dayton. He was a graduate of the Dayton High School class of 1942, received his Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University in 1950, a veteran of the US Navy with service during WW II, a retired petroleum engineer, and member of the First Baptist Church. He also enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, and reloading ammunition. Mr. Schilling was preceded in death by his parents, wife: Mildred White Schilling, daughter: Jeanna Gail Schilling, son: Wilbur N. Schilling, Jr., brother: Don Schilling, and sister: Jean Holcomb. He is survived by his son: Ken Schilling and wife Debbie of Deer Park, daughter: Debbie Simpson and husband Marven of Utah, sister: Kathryn Mace of Dayton, grandchildren: Don Schilling, Deran Schilling and wife Amy, Dane Schilling and wife Melissa, Taylor Prewitt, Amber Creech and husband Taylor, and Aaron West and wife Lillian, 11 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. To those who desire, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church at 202 E. Houston, Dayton, Texas 77535, in Sonny’s name.