Obituaries: Alvin Dickerson, 1958, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 7, 1958 Winn Parish Enterprise

Alvin Dickerson To Be Buried Fri. At New Jerusalem

Funeral services for Alvin Dickerson, 41, of Shreveport, have been set for 10
a.m. Friday, August 8, at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church.  Officiating will
be Rev. William Baker and Rev. Ernest Evans.  Burial will be in the Jerusalem
Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home.  The remains will be at
Hixson Funeral Home until time for services.

According to reports, Mr. Dickerson was found dead at 9 a.m. Wednesday in his
car at High Island, Texas, where he had gone on a visit.  He had been shot and
a pistol was found on the ground below the car.  The coroner reported that he
had been dead two or three hours when his body was discovered, and his death
was ruled a sucicide.

The deceased is a native of Winn Parish.  He is survived by his wife and six
children, Alvin Jr., Linda Jean, Annette, Donna, Pamela, and Wanda Faye,
all of Shreveport, and Orville of High Island; three sisters, Mrs. Audry
Porter and Mrs. Melba Seramur of New Orleans and Mrs. Blondell Parker of
Alexandria.