Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Ruth Dillard will be on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Siloam Baptist Church in Meadville, MS at 1:00 PM, with burial to follow in the Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery in Meadville, MS. Rev. Leon Wallace will be officiating the services, with Franklin Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be at Siloam Baptist Church on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 12:00 PM until time of service at 1:00 PM.

Mrs. Annie Ruth Dillard, 83, of Meadville, MS, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at King's Daughters Hospital in Brookhaven, MS. She was born on June 14, 1937 in Franklin County to Mr. J.A. Bilbo and Mrs. Ruth Cothren Bilbo.

She enjoyed her family and cooking. She was deeply involved in her church, taught Sunday School and played the organ for many years. She was devoted to her family and community. Her sweet smile and pleasant attitude were always evident and will be deeply missed.

Preceding her in death were her parents; son, Michael Edward Dillard and sister, Mildred Whittington.

Survivors are her husband of 65 years, Barry Dillard; daughters, Ilene Ford and husband Jason, Marlene Rollins and husband Mike; son, John Mark Dillard and wife Debbie; brothers, Dewitt Bilbo and the late Janis, M.D. Bilbo and wife Mitti;grandchildren, Robert Rollins and wife, Whitney, Kayla Mabile and husband Grant, Kelly Jordan and husband Matt, Chelsea Ford and Emma Grace Dillard; great grandchildren, Katelyn Berryhill, J.P. Rollins and Matt Rollins