Barry Dale Quillen

QUILLEN, Barry Dale

Age 70 of Butler Township, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. He was born on January 25, 1952 in Pennington Gap, VA to his parents, James R.C. & Leslie (Nichols) Quillen.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Irma (Reedy) Quillen; and grandparents, Walter & Beulah (Eblen) Nichols and Grover Cleveland & Ida (Reynolds) Quillen.

Barry is survived by his loving wife, Angela Quillen; brother, Rocky Quillen; sister, Connie Quillen; daughter, Vanessa (Jason) Ott; son, Keith (Heather) Quillen; grandchildren, Isaac (Kassidy), Seth, and Eli Wright; Erik, Kyle, and Molly Quillen, and Taylor Ott.

Barry enjoyed studying the Bible, woodworking, playing guitar, singing, and art, especially birthday cards. He also wrote and illustrated 8 children’s books. Barry served in the U.S Air Force as an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist. He then worked in factories until 1980 before he answered the call to ministry. He earned a Bachelors of Religion at Carson-Newman University in 1985 and a Masters of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1988. He served as a full time Minister until 2005 and retired to Pastor a house church pro bono.

Visitation will be held from 5-7pm with service to follow at 7:00pm on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Rogers Funeral Home New Lebanon. A graveside burial with military honors will be held at the Dayton National Cemetery on Wednesday, January 25th at 11:00am. Family and friends are welcome to meet at Rogers Funeral Home at 10:30am to drive together in procession. www.RogersFuneralHomes.com