 1939 - 2024 (84 years)
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Betty Grace Goodson [1] |
| Birth |
20 Oct 1939 |
Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
3 Jun 2024 |
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
- Betty Grace Dicks, 84 of Lake City, went to be with the Lord after an extended illness on June 3, 2024.
Betty was born to the late Bernard and Edith Goodson in Pelham, Georgia on October 20, 1939. Mrs. Dicks was a graduate of Baker County High School class of 1956. After high school Betty married the love of her life, Cledas Dicks on November 2, 1957. Betty was a stay at home mom with their daughters Becky and Marsha until 1972 when she entered Lake City Community College and earned her Cosmetology Certificate. She was a hairdresser for 45 years in Lake City where she made many lifelong friends and loyal clients. During her adult life she was a member of Hopeful Baptist Church where she was an active Sunday school teacher, leader in the children's department and sang in the choir. She loved to travel with her friends and family and through her years saw many beautiful places. Mrs. Dicks was accomplished at needlework, was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed cooking for her family. She loved flower gardening and also worked beside her husband on the family farm growing crops and vegetables.
Mrs. Dicks was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Cledas Dicks; and 3 brothers, Bernard, Talmadge and Charles Goodson.
Survivors include her daughters, Rebecca Dicks Thomas Edenfield and Marsha Dicks Wallace (Wayne) all of Lake City; grandchildren, Tyler Floyd (Sarah), Joshua Thomas (Nicki), Brandon Thomas and Marcie Floyd (Jason); 14 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild, Rylan expected in July; one brother, Kermit Goodson (Sandra), Lake City; one sister, Ethel Swilley, Lake City; and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dicks will be conducted on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Hopeful Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Sweat and Rev. Ralph Rodriguez officiating.
Interment will follow at Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery.
A time of visitation with the family will be Thursday evening from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S US Hwy 441, Lake City, FL 32025. Please leave words of comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com.
Published by Lake City Reporter on Jun. 5, 2024.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lakecityreporter/name/betty-dicks-obituary?pid=207051431
https://www.gatewayforestlawn.com/obituary/Betty-Dicks
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| Person ID |
I40294 |
tng Genealogy |
| Family |
Cledas Julian Dicks, b. 28 Mar 1932, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 28 Jun 2021, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Nov 1957 |
Columbia, Florida, USA [1] |
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| Family ID |
F14984 |
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 | Birth - 20 Oct 1939 - Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, USA |
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 | Death - 3 Jun 2024 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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- [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Record for Cledas Julian Dicks
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8784&h=1910874&indiv=try
Name: Cledas Julian Dicks
Spouse: Betty Grace Goodson
County of Marriage: Columbia
Marriage Date: Nov 1957
Volume: 1699
Certificate: 26729
Source: Florida Department of Health
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