Illa Derry, 74

Illa Derry, 74, of Wood, SD passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility in Winner, SD.

 Funeral service was held on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD.  Burial will followed in the Evergreen Cemetery in Wood, SD.  A visitation was held one hour prior to funeral service.

Illa Mae Derry was born on July 5, 1948 in Winner, South Dakota to Wendell and Florence (Burgess) Dimond of Wood, South Dakota.  Illa was the 6th child of seven children, Shirley, Larry, Marilyn, Ronnie, Burton, Illa and Karen.

Illa attended school in Wood, South Dakota graduating in 1966.  She also attended Springfield College.  Illa was a cheerleader, loved being in school plays, worked on the school year book and loved high school sports.

Illa married Robert E. Derry in 1966.  They owned and ranched at Derry Cattle Co.  Illa loved ranching, sewing, her flowers, roses, as well as a passion for cooking for her family.

As youngsters she loved playing in the mud, making mud pies with her siblings and she also had a great loved for working with cattle and hogs.

In 1970, Dawn Denine was born to Illa and Robert Derry.  Illa had two grandchildren, Levi and Riley who she adored and loved attending as many of their sports events as she could.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Wendell and Florence (Burgess) Dimond, brother Larry Dimond, nephews; Ryan and Chad Harris, Scott Dimond and Ronnie Derry, brothers-in-law, Jerry Bruning, Lee Galbraith and Jim Hedlund.

Illa is survived by her spouse Robert E. Derry of Wood, SD,  daughter Dawn (Blake) McClanahan of Winner, SD, Grandchildren; Levi McClanahan and Riley McClanahan of Winner, SD, siblings; Shirley Bruning of Gillette, WY, Marilyn Galbraith of Wood, SD, Ronnie (Linda) Dimond of Wood, SD, Burton (Mary) Dimond of Witten, SD, Karen (Glenn) Harris of Rapid City, SD, sisters-in-law Twila Edwards of Wisconsin, Linda Hedlund of Washington, brothers-in-law Claude (Judy) Derry of Winner, SD, Ken (Marilyn) Derry of Oklahoma and many nieces, nephews and friends.