Doris C. Dickson, 83 of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Dickson was born in Gore, GA on September 3, 1931, daughter of the late Julius Levi Coulter and Nellie Ruth Patrick Coulter. She was the valedictorian of the Gore High School graduating class of 1948, and was the recipient of the Rotary Club Award. Mrs. Dickson was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and enjoyed helping the Elderly and Needy through church programs. She was retired from Bigelow Sanford, working as a Secretary.
Mrs. Dickson was preceded in death by her husband, Donald J. Dickson.
Mrs. Dickson is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Angela Dickson of Cartersville; sister, Brenda Hatcher of Louisville, TN; grandchildren, Ashley (Shaun) Jankiewicz and Hailey (Eric) Rosenblum; great-grandchildren, Ansley and Mallory Jankiewicz, and Bradley and Tyler Rosenblum; sisters-in-law, Carolyn (Othell) Tucker of Lafayette and Bonnie Hayes of Ocala, FL.; niece, Linda and Johnny Armstrong; her Calvary Baptist Church Family; close friend, Susan King; a number of nieces and nephews; and her devoted caregivers, Cassie Fulmer, Vickie Fulmer, Debra Hannah, Cheyanne Hardin, Talor Noles, Barbara Sills, Alene Smith, Sheila Stowe, Peggy Stricklin, Tara Taylor and Lindy Womack.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Dickson will be held on Thursday, November 20, at 2 p.m. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Decker officiating. Entombment will follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be James Faircloth, Shaun Jankiewicz, Eric Rosenblum, Johnny Armstrong, Othell Tucker, Emory Gilmer, Pete Vaughn and John Humphrey. Honorary Pallbearer will be Burl Hatcher.
Mrs. Dickson will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Thursday, November 20 from noon until the funeral hour.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel has charge of the arrangements.