Funeral services for Loyd Robert Dickerson 92, will be held at 10 am on Tuesday. November 24, 2009 at the United Methodist Church. Dr. Allen Schneider will preside. Interment will follow at the Tahlequah City Cemetery. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Hart Funeral Home.
Loyd Robert Dickerson was born in Ellersville, OK.,on September 15, 1917, the fourth of four children born to Everett and Lizzie Combs Dickerson. His grandfather, a Baptist minister, started both a church and school there. His father passed away when Loyd was fourteen months old. Loyd attended school until the depression forced him to become the breadwinner for the family. After working on the farm for a few years, Loyd joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in the CCC for eighteen months, first in Pryor, OK and then in Oroville, CA. After leaving the CCC in 1937, Loyd went to work for a petroleum company in California. While there he was drafted into the U.S. Navy . World War II ended while he was still in boot camp, so he was released from military service and returned to his job with Signal Oil and Gas Co. He worked there for twenty-six years, driving and loading tank trucks and serving as a transporation superintendant. He was married while in California, and had three children. In 1976 he moved to Tahlequah, OK, working at Masters Hardware until retirement.
Loyd attended First United Methodist Church in Tahlequah. He enjoyed raising vegetables in his garden and making pasteries, and he liked to travel. He loved to spend time with his family, and many of his friends and family members spent his 90th birthday with him.
Loyd departed this life on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the age of 92. Preceding him in death were his parents; his sisters, Myrtle Dickerson, Lucy Carol, Jewel Adair and Cleo Hall; brother, Floyd Dickerson; a grandson, Bobby Dickerson, and special friends Wanda and Polly Morrison.
Survivors include; two sons, Edward Dickerson and wife Joy of Sacramento, CA and Roger Dickerson and wife Roni of West Sacramento, CA; daughter, Susan Helen Stumpf and husband Daryle of Sacramento, CA; his stepson David Morrison and wife Laura of Tahlequah; two brothers, Bill Collins and wife Mae Dean of Tahlequah, and Kenneth Collins of Turlock, CA; six grandchildren, Tommy Dickserson, Dwayne Dickerson, Jered Stumpf, Darren Stumpf, Brett Morrison and Diana Frazier; five great-grandchildren, Katie Stumpf, Cameron Stumpf, Lily Morrison and Alayna Frazier; as well as many other family members, friends and loved ones.
Loyd Robert Dickerson was born in Ellersville, OK.,on September 15, 1917, the fourth of four children born to Everett and Lizzie Combs Dickerson. His grandfather, a Baptist minister, started both a church and school there. His father passed away when Loyd was fourteen months old. Loyd attended school until the depression forced him to become the breadwinner for the family. After working on the farm for a few years, Loyd joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in the CCC for eighteen months, first in Pryor, OK and then in Oroville, CA. After leaving the CCC in 1937, Loyd went to work for a petroleum company in California. While there he was drafted into the U.S. Navy . World War II ended while he was still in boot camp, so he was released from military service and returned to his job with Signal Oil and Gas Co. He worked there for twenty-six years, driving and loading tank trucks and serving as a transporation superintendant. He was married while in California, and had three children. In 1976 he moved to Tahlequah, OK, working at Masters Hardware until retirement.
Loyd attended First United Methodist Church in Tahlequah. He enjoyed raising vegetables in his garden and making pasteries, and he liked to travel. He loved to spend time with his family, and many of his friends and family members spent his 90th birthday with him.
Loyd departed this life on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the age of 92. Preceding him in death were his parents; his sisters, Myrtle Dickerson, Lucy Carol, Jewel Adair and Cleo Hall; brother, Floyd Dickerson; a grandson, Bobby Dickerson, and special friends Wanda and Polly Morrison.
Survivors include; two sons, Edward Dickerson and wife Joy of Sacramento, CA and Roger Dickerson and wife Roni of West Sacramento, CA; daughter, Susan Helen Stumpf and husband Daryle of Sacramento, CA; his stepson David Morrison and wife Laura of Tahlequah; two brothers, Bill Collins and wife Mae Dean of Tahlequah, and Kenneth Collins of Turlock, CA; six grandchildren, Tommy Dickserson, Dwayne Dickerson, Jered Stumpf, Darren Stumpf, Brett Morrison and Diana Frazier; five great-grandchildren, Katie Stumpf, Cameron Stumpf, Lily Morrison and Alayna Frazier; as well as many other family members, friends and loved ones.
Funeral services for Loyd Robert Dickerson 92, will be held at 10 am on Tuesday. November 24, 2009 at the United Methodist Church. Dr. Allen Schneider will preside. Interment will follow at the Tahlequah City Cemetery. Funeral services have been entrusted to the care of Hart Funeral Home.
Loyd Robert Dickerson was born in Ellersville, OK.,on September 15, 1917, the fourth of four children born to Everett and Lizzie Combs Dickerson. His grandfather, a Baptist minister, started both a church and school there. His father passed away when Loyd was fourteen months old. Loyd attended school until the depression forced him to become the breadwinner for the family. After working on the farm for a few years, Loyd joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in the CCC for eighteen months, first in Pryor, OK and then in Oroville, CA. After leaving the CCC in 1937, Loyd went to work for a petroleum company in California. While there he was drafted into the U.S. Navy . World War II ended while he was still in boot camp, so he was released from military service and returned to his job with Signal Oil and Gas Co. He worked there for twenty-six years, driving and loading tank trucks and serving as a transporation superintendant. He was married while in California, and had three children. In 1976 he moved to Tahlequah, OK, working at Masters Hardware until retirement.
Loyd attended First United Methodist Church in Tahlequah. He enjoyed raising vegetables in his garden and making pasteries, and he liked to travel. He loved to spend time with his family, and many of his friends and family members spent his 90th birthday with him.
Loyd departed this life on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the age of 92. Preceding him in death were his parents; his sisters, Myrtle Dickerson, Lucy Carol, Jewel Adair and Cleo Hall; brother, Floyd Dickerson; a grandson, Bobby Dickerson, and special friends Wanda and Polly Morrison.
Survivors include; two sons, Edward Dickerson and wife Joy of Sacramento, CA and Roger Dickerson and wife Roni of West Sacramento, CA; daughter, Susan Helen Stumpf and husband Daryle of Sacramento, CA; his stepson David Morrison and wife Laura of Tahlequah; two brothers, Bill Collins and wife Mae Dean of Tahlequah, and Kenneth Collins of Turlock, CA; six grandchildren, Tommy Dickserson, Dwayne Dickerson, Jered Stumpf, Darren Stumpf, Brett Morrison and Diana Frazier; five great-grandchildren, Katie Stumpf, Cameron Stumpf, Lily Morrison and Alayna Frazier; as well as many other family members, friends and loved ones.
Loyd Robert Dickerson was born in Ellersville, OK.,on September 15, 1917, the fourth of four children born to Everett and Lizzie Combs Dickerson. His grandfather, a Baptist minister, started both a church and school there. His father passed away when Loyd was fourteen months old. Loyd attended school until the depression forced him to become the breadwinner for the family. After working on the farm for a few years, Loyd joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He served in the CCC for eighteen months, first in Pryor, OK and then in Oroville, CA. After leaving the CCC in 1937, Loyd went to work for a petroleum company in California. While there he was drafted into the U.S. Navy . World War II ended while he was still in boot camp, so he was released from military service and returned to his job with Signal Oil and Gas Co. He worked there for twenty-six years, driving and loading tank trucks and serving as a transporation superintendant. He was married while in California, and had three children. In 1976 he moved to Tahlequah, OK, working at Masters Hardware until retirement.
Loyd attended First United Methodist Church in Tahlequah. He enjoyed raising vegetables in his garden and making pasteries, and he liked to travel. He loved to spend time with his family, and many of his friends and family members spent his 90th birthday with him.
Loyd departed this life on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the age of 92. Preceding him in death were his parents; his sisters, Myrtle Dickerson, Lucy Carol, Jewel Adair and Cleo Hall; brother, Floyd Dickerson; a grandson, Bobby Dickerson, and special friends Wanda and Polly Morrison.
Survivors include; two sons, Edward Dickerson and wife Joy of Sacramento, CA and Roger Dickerson and wife Roni of West Sacramento, CA; daughter, Susan Helen Stumpf and husband Daryle of Sacramento, CA; his stepson David Morrison and wife Laura of Tahlequah; two brothers, Bill Collins and wife Mae Dean of Tahlequah, and Kenneth Collins of Turlock, CA; six grandchildren, Tommy Dickserson, Dwayne Dickerson, Jered Stumpf, Darren Stumpf, Brett Morrison and Diana Frazier; five great-grandchildren, Katie Stumpf, Cameron Stumpf, Lily Morrison and Alayna Frazier; as well as many other family members, friends and loved ones.
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