Bonnie Dillard, age 92, formerly of Picayune, went home to be with the Lord on Friday May 6, 2016, in Lone Star, Texas.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 10:00 a.m-12:00 noon at Picayune Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be at 12:00 noon in the Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wayne Rice, officiating. Burial will be at New Palestine Cemetery.
Ms. Bonnie was a lifetime resident of Picayune, she was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, for seventy years. Ms. Bonnie, taught Sunday school, sang in the choir, was the church clerk, a member of WMA, and a Vacation Bible School Director. She was the Head Nurse for Stennis for 35 years and was presented the Silver Snoopy Award. Ms. Bonnie, was a member of the Mississippi Nursing Association, American Nurses Association and a former member of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include, four nieces, Kay Reiter, of Lone Star, Texas, Janean Pierce of California, and Earlyn Canady, of Carriere, Mississippi, Patricia Carnes, of Picayune; two nephews, Kenny Frierson of Picayune and Ricky Frierson of Picayune.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elbert R. Dillard and Rosa Jenkins Dillard. Her sisters: Lola Mae Kemp, Dorothy "Dot" Frierson, Myrtle "Myrt" Frierson, Ola Rae Moree and several nieces and nephews.