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Steve Lynn Dickson
April 15, 2021

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Steven Lynn Dickson, 77, of Tifton passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mr. Dickson at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest. The Rev. Dr. Wayne Roe will officiate.

Steve was born September 20, 1943 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Fontaine Burks Dickson and Ira Earl Dickson, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth W. Dickson. They moved to California, where he graduated from Huntington Park in 1961. He attended Long Beach State. After graduation, he joined the Air Force and was active for three years. He moved to Arizona in 1971 and worked for First National Bank of Arizona, which became First Interstate Bank of Arizona. He also worked for the State of Arizona. He moved to Tifton in 1993 with his life partner of 38 years, David Carlson. He worked with Burlen Industries until retirement. He attended Tifton’s First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, father and brother, Kenneth.

Steve is survived by two nephews, their wives and children, Eric and Marion Dickson of Houston, Texas and Ryan and Laura Dickson of Peoria, Arizona.

Steve will be remembered as a gentleman with a kind heart. He loved helping people, music, gardening, learning new languages and animals. He was a volunteer for the Literacy Coalition and a former member of the Historical Society.

In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to Tifton’s First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 404 Love Avenue, Tifton, GA 31794, or a charity of your choice.

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