Dickie thinking of you and all the fun times we had .  Missing your smiles and goofy ways !! Until we meet again here’s to you sweet man 🍻💋💔 love Tom and Gerri

Dad - wishing you a beautiful heavenly birthday - -I miss you with all my heart!  Love your daughter, Kelli

I was 15 when Dickie and Sharon starting dating and a constant tag a long...lol.....We had great times as he was such a prankster and so much fun to be around.   Dickie was such a wonderful Dad and all our kids loved him...so many fun family times shared through the years and so very many wonderful memories......Rest in peace Dickie knowing you are loved and in our hearts forever❤

We remember Dickie going to Daytona as a family , so much fun with him never a dull moment .  None of us had much money in them days but we and our kids had a blast . Tom remembers when he and Dick went to Bushnell and picked peppers and cucumbers and boy did they load up !! Dick never had a bad day , he was always upbeat and happy . Had fun days in our pool parties and Christmas parties and  kids birthdays.  Everyone loved Dick he was just so lovable . We will miss you buddy ❤️❤️❤️

Dick and I met when we were 16 and he was 17 We married and had 23 years together some wonderful and some hard but we had four beautiful children who we loved and cherished. Dick was always a hard worker and provided for his family. We had great vacations and Dick always was a prankster and loved to scare his kids and me. He was a great man and loved his family. Will always think of him lovingly and remember the good times. Rest In Peace my love. Sharon wilton

From Dick's Brother - Don Wilton  - Dick is my little brother. I miss him greatly. We were always close as children and young men, knowing, whatever came our way, we would always be there for each other.  Dick was the hardest worker I know, spending most his life doing some of the hardest work I know. He never complained about being up early and home late….he always got the job done and could always be counted on, by everyone who put their trust in him, because he loved his work and was great at it.  Dick was a happy man, one of the happiest I've known. Even when troubles entered his life he kept his good humor. He loved to tease and tell jokes. Dick was also honorable, putting those he loved most first. I'm forever grateful that he was there with both our Grandmother and our Mother when they left us. He did the hard work, allowing me to simply grieve. Sadly, living 3000 miles apart, our visits were too few.   Dickie always talked about retiring and moving to St. Petersburg, to sit on those famous green benches, flirting with the rich old gals, walking on the sandy beaches and playing shuffle board. In our most recent visit we went to St Pete Beach in search of those green benches.  All the green benches were gone. We did find The Green Bench Brewery, so we finally got sit to on a green bench where we enjoyed the beer and each other. Our day ended at Bubba Gump’s for Shrimp.  Dickie could eat his weight in Shrimp!  It was such a fun day filled with laughter that I’ll treasure in Dickie’s place in my heart.     Dickie will be missed by all who knew him as a business associate, a friend, a grandfather, a father and especially as a brother, my little brother. - Don Wilton 

Dad, 

From the moment I was born and as I was growing up as a young girl , you always made me laugh and enjoy life just a little bit better.  I loved our little vacations and road trips when you could get away from work going to the beach or the lake skiing and tubing.  We had a lot of fun as a family, but you also taught us how to be strong, independent and how to take care of little things for ourselves like change a tire, check your oil, patch a hole in the wall or operate a hand drill.  You taught us the love of music & dancing - so many days we watched you and Mom dance around the living room!  You have always been ready to protect us if we needed you!  Our friends came to our house all of the time because you and Mom made it a safe, fun and welcoming home, where we always had a good meal on the table.   Thank you Dad for all of those memories, love and laughs.  Thank you for all of the compassionate talks when times we were going through tough times as teenagers.   You have been an amazing Dad to us and I will miss you more than you can imagine.   Who I am today is such a big part of you, and the way you raised me.  Whenever I think about my Dad, I think, he's a strong man, who earns it honest!  You have worked so hard throughout the years and with every job, you had integrity, a high level of workmanship, a lot of floors plans and drawings (haha) and you always represented what it meant to "earn it honest".  I'm so proud of you Dad and feel honored to be your daughter.  You also taught me to have a huge heart, an abundance of grace and forgiveness for others.   Thank you for that Dad.   As we get prepared to say our formal goodbyes at your service and celebrate your beautiful life, I know God is keeping you safe in his loving arms and I pray you have peace, love & happiness and all the glory in your afterlife.   Until we see each other again, I love you & miss you  - your daughter, Kelli

OBITUARY

Richard Earl Wilton

27 March, 1945 – 28 May, 2021

Blount & Curry Funeral Home-Carrollwood

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