Obituaries: Henry LaFaith "Chick" Dickerson, 1943, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 22, 1943 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites For H. L. Dickerson Held Last Friday

Funeral services for Henry LaFaith "Chick" Dickerson, who died at his home six
miles west of Winnfield Thursday morning, were held Friday at 5 p.m. on his
65th birthday at the New Jerusalem Church with the Rev. T. T. Edwards of
Atlanta, assisted by Rev. Alwin Stokes and Rev. W. D. Sherwood, of Winnfield,
performing the ritual.  Interment was made in the Jerusalem Cemetery under the
direction of Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Bryant Sholars, Willie Bass, Earl Applewhite, J. D. Holmes, all of Winnfield,
Andrew Hawsey of Winnsboro, and Monroe Shelton of Rt. 1, Winnfield, acted as
pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers were nephews of the deceased: Cpl. Manuel
Dickerson of Monroe, Melvin Dickerson of Jena, E. J. Dickerson of Jonesboro,
Lester, Otis, Gordon, Alvin, and Arvil Dickerson, and Burton Williams, all of
Winnfield, and Elzie Jennings of Campti.

Mr. Dickerson was born and reared in Winn Parish where he was engaged as a
farmer in the Sardis Community until his death.  He married Effie Bishop of
Winnfield on December 21, 1904.  He was an active church worker in his
community and was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow; four daughters, Mrs. H. A. Cogley, Mrs. Henry
Fox, of the Sardis Community, Miss Lurline Dickerson, of Winnfield, and Miss
Thelma Dickerson, who is employed at Camp Claiborne; two sons, Cpl. Roy
Dickerson, U. S. Army, Camp Butner, North Carolina, and Henry Dickerson of
Longview, Texas; two brothers, J. W. Dickerson and J. F. Dickerson, of
Winnfield; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Williams of Winnfield and Mrs. Mose
Jennings of Monroe; and two grandchildren.