Departed this life October 29, 2011. Mrs. Bessie Dillard of Richmond. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Dillard; her daughter, Inetta(Bobie) Dillard; mother, Hattie Mae Perkins; and sister, Eva Shelton. She is survived by one son, Willie Perkins; four grandsons; Randy and Dominique Dillard; Willie Arrington and Jolontae Perkins; one great grandson; one sister, Lillian Dillard; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; two sisters-in-law, Lola Mae Harmon and Doris Curtis; two brothers-in-law, Tyrone and George Dillard and other relatives and friends, among them a devoted Joseph Nelson and a caregiver, Angela Mills. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1PM. Dr. Ricardo Brown(off.) Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends assemble at the funeral home 12:45PM.