Obituary: Bessie (Dillard) Figel, 2003
Source: News and Advance, Sunday, December 7, 2003
Contributor: Dennis Truslow, aquaair@erols.com
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  Bessie Dillard Figel, 93, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003 in the Lovingston 
Health Care Center.
  Born in Nelson County Oct. 18, 1910, she was a daughter of the late James 
Madison and Betty Anne Clements Dillard. She was preceded in death by her 
husband, Michael Figel Jr. Mrs. Figel had been employed by the Old Dominion 
Box Factory, and in her earlier years had worked at the Pentagon. She was a 
member of the former Kingswood Baptist Church.
  She is survived by four devoted nieces, Dorothy Harlow of Arrington, Marjorie 
Campbell and Charlotte Lee, both of Madison Heights, and Jessie Abbitt of 
Amherst; a devoted great-nephew, the Rev. C. Randall Harlow of Roseland; and a 
number of nieces, nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews.
  In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her twin 
sister, Essie Dillard Lamb; two sisters, Elsie Hartless and Annie Camden; two 
brothers, Maynard and Doris Dillard; three half brothers, Walter, Henry and 
Winston Lockard; and a half sister, Pearl Lockard.
  A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2003 at Byrum-Parr 
Funeral Home, followed by visitation until 8:30 p.m. A graveside service will 
be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Meade Cemetery in Madison Heights by the Rev. 
C. Randall Harlow.
  Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 
4634, Charlottesville, VA 22905.

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