Melvin Lee Dillard of Amherst passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019.  He was born April 24, 1964 to the late Edward and Gracie Dillard.

Melvin went to Amherst County Public School.  He also joined Timothy Baptist Church at an early age and he also attended Faith City Church.  Melvin worked at the Box Company for many years where he found the love of his life.

Melvin loved his farm and family!  He was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin and friend.  He loved gardening and planting his vegetables, raising cattle cutting wood, bailing hay, ridding his horses and his John Deere Tractor.  The next best things to Melvin was food, music, dancing and Lisa.

Melvin was married to Lisa H. Dillard and they were inseparable.  Proud parents of five children, Alisha (Orin) Glover, Britney Haskins, Shonda (Niles) Anthony, Kimberly Christian and Daryl Christian; he also leaves brothers and sister, Edward (Cornelia) Dillard, Jr., Michael (Kathy) Dillard, Sharon Younger; half- brother, Michael (Alice) Johnson, Sr., of Annapolis, MD; two sisters-in-law, Sherlene (William) Green and Connie Moore; brothers-in-law, Ted (Tina) Haskins, Roosevelt Harvey, Jr. Jeffrey (Cherina) Scott, Joe Dennis Michael Dennis and Elroy Dennis ; three devoted aunts, Pricilla (Hal) Haynes, Jr., Shirley McCray and Lelia Dempsey; one uncle, George McCray; his inseparable musketeers, Haywood (Scott) Rucker, Allen McCray, Jr., Daryl Christian, Gerald Randolph, Roosevelt Harvey, Jr., Larry Dawson, William Green and Skip;  fourteen grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.