Goshen, Indiana - Dallas Damron, 71, Goshen, died at 5:05 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born on June 21, 1954, in Pikeville, Kentucky, to Billie Ray & Jerldeane (Bartley) Damron.

On Oct. 4, 1975, he married Penny (Ratliff) Damron; and she died on May 7, 2024.

Surviving are a daughter, Melissa Marie (Carlos) Chavarria, Goshen; son, Dallas Ray (Brittany) Damron II, Middlebury; grandchildren, Daniel Sandoval, Luis Sandoval, Dallas Michael Damron III, Kynlee Damron, Jovani Chavarria and Malia Chavarria; and siblings, Billy Ray (Carmen) Damron and Clifford Thomas (Delight) Damron, both of Ohio.

Preceding him in death are his parents; wife, Penny; sisters, Beulah Compton and Patricia Lugo; and a brother, Billie Damron.

Dallas worked in the RV manufacturing industry throughout his career. He served as a Group Leader with the Floors division at Forest River, Inc., and most recently worked in Slide Outs at Keystone RV Company.

He was a true outdoorsman who found his greatest joy in fishing, hunting, and camping.

He was an avid enthusiast of four-wheelers and side-by-sides (SXS), though his passion for speed started years ago on the track, where he spent his younger days racing at the New Paris Speedway.

Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan.10, with the funeral service following at 3 p.m., all at Rieth Rohrer Ehret Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Goshen.

Burial at Oakridge Cemetery will be at a later date.

Memorial donations may be directed to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?

Online condolences may be sent at www.rrefh.com.