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The Reverend Dennis C. Dickerson was born at the McKeesport Hospital in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and was reared across the Monongahela River in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. He was converted to Christianity at Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.
Parents:
- Carl O’Neal Dickerson (1914-1995) -
Son of Charlie Lee Dickerson of Eufaula, Alabama &
Ada Bell Jordan Dickerson of Dothan, Alabama.
Born in Abbeville, Alabama and
Died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Grand Secretary of the
Improved, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
1970-1995.
- Oswanna Wheeler Dickerson (1920-2009) -
Daughter of Ethridge Alexander Wheeler of Lexington, South Carolina &
Rubina Drafts Wheeler of Lexington, South Carolina.
Born in Lexington, South Carolina and
Died in Nashville, Tennessee.
Active in the Women’s Missionary Society at congregations
in the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, & Tennessee Annual Conferences.
- Parents were married on February 9, 1938
at Park Place A.M.E. Church in Homestead, Pennsylvania and
Married for 57 years.
Reverend Dennis C. Dickerson, Ph.D. is the youngest of four (4) Brothers:
- Carl Ethridge Dickerson -
Pasadena, California.
Founder & President,
Dickerson Employee Benefits.
Member of Grant A.M.E. Church,
Los Angeles, California.
- James Henry Dickerson -
Uniontown, Ohio.
Retired Store Manager,
J. C. Penney Company.
Member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church,
Canton, Ohio.
- Charles E. Dickerson, Ph.D. -
Deceased Member of Baber A.M.E. Church,
Rochester, New York.
Great-Grandfather was Reverend Dave Jordan, born in Georgia, (1845-1900?)
Local A.M.E. Preacher at Brock’s Beak A.M.E. Church, Brock’s Beak, Alabama
SPOUSE:
- Married to Mrs. Mary Anne Eubanks Dickerson on August 6, 1977
- Mrs. Dickerson earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Memphis
- She formerly worked as an Administrative Assistant at the United Way of Central Berkshire County, Massachusetts in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- She formerly worked as a Test Coordinator at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts for the MCAT, LSAT, GRE, and GMAT.
- She currently is the Subscriptions Manager of the A.M.E CHURCH REVIEW
- She served as the Pianist at each of husband’s pastorates in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Chatham, New York, and Munford, Tennessee
CHILDREN:
- Nicole Dickerson Kinnard -
B.A. Spelman College;
Paralegal at Hall, Booth, Smith, & Slover in Nashville, Tennessee;
Married to Houston Thomas Kinnard.
- Valerie Anne Dickerson -
B.A. Spelman College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles;
Visiting Professor at Dartmouth College.
- Christina Marie Dickerson -
B.A. Spelman College (Phi Beta Kappa);
M.A. Vanderbilt University;
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
- Dennis C. Dickerson, Jr. -
B.A. University of Memphis;
M.T.S. Vanderbilt University.
GRANDCHILDREN:
- Melanie Maria Rose Dickerson
- Morgan Nicole Kinnard
- Yordany William Cordero
Family is everything!
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