Bleckley-Dodge-Pulaski County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dillard, Rueben Ira April 1, 1970
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net July 3, 2012, 7:35 pm

The Cochran Journal 4-2-1970 Page 8
                          Rueben I. Dillard
 Funeral services for Reuben I. Dillard, 76, of Route 3 Cochran, who died 
early Wednesday morning in the Bleckley Memorial Hospital following an illness 
of three weeks, were held Thursday afternoon at the Macedonia Baptist Church. 
The services were conducted by Rev. Andy McHolan, Rev. John Autry, and Rev. 
Graham Bowen. Burial was in the family lot in the Macedonia Cemetery.
 Mr. Dillard was a lifelong resident of Blackley County, a retired farmer, and 
a member and Deacon of the Macedonia Baptist Church.
 Survivors include three sons, Howard Dillard, Aaron Dillard, and Robert 
Dillard, all of Cochran; four daughters, Mrs. Morris Bryant of Dexter, Mrs. 
John Martin of Dudley, Mrs. E. T. Mullis of Cochran, and Mrs. Claxton Jones of 
Lawrenceville; seventeen grandchildren; and one great- grandchild.
 The active pallbearers were: Ralph Hosford, Carl Hosford, Bobby Shepard, 
Raymonf Holland, Johnnie Dykes, and Bennie dykes.
 The honorary pallbearers were: Rev. A. J. Tidwell, Woodrow Dykes,  Melvin 
Shepard, Knox Braswell, John Edge, Robert Lewis, Columbus Hosford, June E. 
Holland, Lee Giddens, and J. O. Giddens.
 Fisher Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Additional Comments:
Rueben was born 24 Jan 1894 to L. Melton Dillard and Eliza A. Howell Dillard. 
Georgia death certificate #008425.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/bleckley/obits/d/dillard2664nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/

File size: 2.0 Kb