Mr. Tallon is survived by his wife of 35 years, June Sawyer Tallon; three sons: Joe Tallon and wife Miriam of Goose Creek, S.C., Jimmy Tallon and wife, Valerie of Columbia, S.C., and Steve Bland and wife Kelleigh of Harrisburg; two daughters: Nancy Roughgarden and husband Matt of Raleigh, and Connie Mann and husband Larry of Valley Forge,  Penn.; a sister, Helen Dunning of Shelby and sister-in-law, Mabel Tallon of Chattanooga Tenn.; seven grandchildren: Tallon Roughgarden, Graham Roughgarden, Mary Roughgarden, Ashley Fenters and husband Stewart, Elizabeth Tallon, Adam Lawson, Chase Lawson and great-grandson, Elliott Tallon Fenters.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday June 24, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Hoyle Memorial United Methodist Church, 1741 Fallston Road, Shelby, with Rev. Ann Duncan and Chaplain John Brinsfield, Retired Colonel U.S. Army. The family will receive friends an hour before the service from noon until 1 p.m., and other times at the home. Burial will be at 2:45 in the cemetery of Jacksons Grove United Methodist Church, 2842 North Pacolet Road, Landrum, S.C., with Rev. Mike Bowers officiating.

Memorials can be made to Hoyle Memorial United Methodist Church, 1741 Fallston Road, Shelby, N.C. 28150 or Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, N.C. 28150, or Jacksons Grove United Methodist Church, 2842 North Pacolet Road, Landrum, S.C. 29356.

Cecil M Burton Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Mr. Tallon. A guest registry is available at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com