Deloris Elaine Dillehay Thornton, 80, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026 at St. Thomas River Park following an extended illness. Born in Smith Co., TN., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Maggie Lee Chambers Dillehay. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Ken Walker; her brother and his wife, Charles and Peggy Dillehay.

Her family will receive friends Tuesday, March 3, 2026 beginning at 9:00 A.M. Funeral services will follow in the Chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Riverside Gardens Cemetery.