November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2010
Anderson, SC - Estelle Burnett Dillard, age 90, of Anderson, wife of the late John D. Dillard, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the Rainey Hospice House.
Born in Laurens, South Carolina on November 20, 1919, Mrs. Dillard was the daughter of the late Henry Burnett and Nettie Vandiver Burnett. She was a Sunday School teacher for many years at Varennes Heights Baptist Church and had worked at Clark Schwebel and retired from K-Mart.
Survivors include a son, Johnny L. Dillard and his wife Diane of Chicopee, Massachusetts; two daughters, Kathy D. Slaton of Starr, SC and Sandra D. Hill and her husband Leslie of Anderson, SC; two sisters, Sophie Lee Calvert of Simpsonville, SC and Pat Moon of Pierson, FL; seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Dillard was predeceased by an infant daughter and son, Elizabeth and James Dillard; an infant granddaughter; a grandson, Jason Allen Goolsby; a great-granddaughter, Ashley Danielle Goolsby; a son-in-law, Thomas Slaton; and four sisters and one brother.
The Funeral Service will be held on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 11:00 am in The McDougald Funeral Home Chapel with Doctor Kirt Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow the funeral service in the Simpsonville City Cemetery at 2:00 pm.
The family will be at the home and received friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Sunday, August 15, 2010 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Flowers are optional. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621 or the American Diabetes Association Upstate Chapter, 16 Brozzini Street #A, Greenville, SC 29615-5339.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.