Rev. William Owen Dillard Jr.

DILLARD, Rev. William Owen Jr., son of the late W.O. Dillard and Mary Ann Spencer Dillard, born July 4, 1928, in Lester Manor, King William, Va., passed peacefully and joyfully into eternal life through his faith in Jesus Christ on April 8, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Mattox Dillard; his sons and their families, David Owen and Belinda Dillard, Matthew David and Taylor Lane Dillard, Rev. Spencer Mattox and Rev. Carla Headley Dillard, Spencer Jordan and Hannah Scott Dillard; his sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Dillard Vaughan; two nieces; and two sisters-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Ashley Jr. and Mrs. Frances M. Bailey. Rev. Dillard graduated from the University of Richmond and Southeastern Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. His pastorates included Webber Memorial Baptist Church, Richmond; Irvington Baptist Church, Irvington, Va.; and retired from Parham Road Baptist Church with 24 years in the pulpit. He also was a retired chaplain with the Woody Funeral Home from 1990 to 2003. The family will receive friends 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Parham Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1771 N. Parham Rd. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Parham Road Baptist Church. Interment Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Parham Road Baptist Church Memorial Fund in honor of Bill.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.