Cherry Dale

Dillard

Mantachie- Cherry Dale Dillard, 83, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. She was born on June 13, 1943, to Jim and Sue Sykes Henley. She worked as a secretary at Arvin & Barclay Industries in Sherman, MS. She was a great cook and an avid reader.

Private Memorial Services will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 14, 2026, at the Shiloh Community Church with Rev. Ronnie Hill officiating. John Curtis DeVaughn will deliver the eulogy. McNeece Morris Funeral Home of Mantachie is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include three sons; George DeVaughn Jr. (Denise) of Wiggins, MS, Geoffrey DeVaughn (Angie) of Shiloh Community, Scott DeVaughn (Brenda) of Corinth, MS; one brother Mickey Henley; two sisters, Stephanie Kingsley and Sue Miller; and five grandchildren, John Curtis DeVaughn (Addy), Alli DeVaugh Richardson (Tim), Brent DeVaughn (Amy), Caleb DeVaughn, and Seth DeVaughn; and five greatgrandchildren, Sadie Richardson, Emma Richardson, Molly DeVaughn, Caden DeVaughn, and Leigh Anna DeVaughn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Davis Dillard; one sister; one brother; and her parents.