Obituaries: W. F. Dickerson, 1938, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 8, 1938 Winn Parish Enterprise

W. F. Dickerson Succumbs Here Sunday Night

Last Rites Were Held Tuesday; Burial in Local Cemetery

Funeral services for W. F. Dickerson, 60, who died at his home here Sunday
night at 8:45, following a stroke of paralysis the previous Tuesday, were held
at the home Tuesday morning with the Rev. Alwin Stokes, assisted by Rev. G. A.
Morgan, officiating.  Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery under the
direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.

Acting as pallbearers were W. T. Brian, D. A. Forrest, Jack Flournoy, Joe
Gassiott, L. Rickerson, Harper Terrell, W. E. LaCroix, and J. W. Perdue.

Mr. Dickerson was born near Winnfield August 9, 1878.  He lived his entire
life in this community and was married to Miss Anna Belle Colvin, a native of
Lincoln Parish.  He had been suffering from high blood pressure and heart
trouble a number of years, which had become acute the past few months.

Mr. Dickerson is survived by his wife and one daughter, Myrtle, of Winnfield;
four sisters, Mrs. B. W. Bailey and Mrs. Robert Hall of Winnfield; Mrs.
Molly Wyatt of St. Maurice and Mrs. H. L. Brian of Shreveport; and one
brother, Monroe Dickerson of Lufkin, Texas.

Among the out of town relatives attending the last rites here were Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Colvin, Homer; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Colvin, Mrs. Sally Colvin,
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Colvin, and Mr. Dunbar, of Alexandria; Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Colvin of Ruston, Mr. and Mrs. George Reynolds of Shreveport; Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Brian, Miss Clara Brian and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brian of Shreveport; Mrs.
Mollie Wyatt and Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Wyatt and son of St. Maurice; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hall, Baton Rouge; Mr. M. Jennings of Montgomery; Mr. and Mrs. Manuel
Dickerson of Jonesboro.