Janet Davis Dillard

Janet Davis Dillard, 84, of Owensboro, KY passed away at Traditions at Beaumont in Louisville. She was born on March 7, 1939, in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late J. Pascal & Nan Heisler Davis. Janet was a missionary school teacher and a member of Bellevue Baptist Church. She was part of the inaugural class of journeymen missionaries commissioned by the IMB in 1965. She was appointed to Nigeria where she met Jim Dillard, her husband of 56 years. They were appointed as career missionaries to Kenya in 1970.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Dillard; two sons, Davis (Valerie) Dillard and Brandon (Kelly) Dillard; grandchildren, Cara Dillard, Michael (Kaity) Dillard, Matthew Rigsby, Kelsey Rigsby, Christian Dillard, and Mark Dillard; and great-grandchildren, Kiah Hill, Kaiden Hill, and Krue Warner.
Funeral services will be at noon on Monday, February 19, 2024 at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory. Services will be live-streamed at www.davisfuneralhome.com. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation is from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday and after 10 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Bellevue Baptist Church, 4950 State Route 56, Owensboro, KY 42301.