Hershel Leland Dillard, Sr.

October 21, 1941 – June 27, 2009

Hershel Leland Dillard, Sr., age 67, of Nicholson passed away

Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 1st

at 4:00 p.m. at Westlawn Baptist Church,

with Bro. Scott Downs officiating.

Burial will follow at Gipson Cemetery.

Visitation will be at Westlawn Baptist Church on

Tuesday, June 30th from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Hershel, a lifetime resident of Picayune, was a carpenter and

a member of Westlawn Baptist Church.

He loved family and friends very much and

he will be missed greatly.

He is survived by

his wife, Margaret Dillard

two sons, Hershel L. Dillard, Jr.

Donnie D. Pervel

two daughters, Deborah Dillard Collum

Shelia Ann Dillard Sherrer

son-in-law, Mike Collum

daughter-in-law, Melanie A. How Dillard

three brothers, Larry P. Dillard

Kenneth Ray Dillard

Douglas A. Dillard

three sisters, Dela Dillard Spiers

Louise Dillard Effler

Helen Dillard Billiot

seven grandchildren, Sarah A. Sherrer

Hershel L. Dillard, III

Colby W. Dillard

Cody J. Dillard

Clint Micheal Collum

Stephen B. Prevel

Johnathan M. Prevel

many other friends and relatives.

They are expecting their

first great-grandson, Tye Richard Dillard in October.