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Dwight Diller was born in Rand, Kanawha County
Old-time musician Dwight Diller (August 17, 1946 - February 14, 2023) was born in Rand, just east of Charleston, to Vernon and Faith Wooddell Diller. At age five, after his parents' divorce, he moved with his mother and siblings to Pocahontas Coun...
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