OBITUARY: Lon Eddy Dickerson

Lon Eddy Dickerson

Chelsea, Michigan

Age 96, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 at the Chelsea Retirement Community. He was born on Feb. 7, 1916 on the family homestead in Ogden Township, Blissfield, MI, to Mary (Eddy) and Ellsworth Dickerson.

Lon married Maxine Merryfield on Oct. 14, 1939. Lon and Maxine moved to Plymouth in 1950, where they owned and operated Dickerson’s Market until 1968. Lon then worked as a butcher for Kroger’s for the next 17 years. They moved from Plymouth to the Chelsea Retirement Community in July 2002. They had 63 years together before Maxine’s death in 2003.

Throughout Lon’s life he enjoyed sports, fishing, and being with his family and numerous friends. Lon is survived by his partner, Alberta Sabin; his children, Lon (Anne) of Metairie, LA., and Karen (Merlyn) Street of Chelsea; his grandchildren: Charna Boquette, Robert (Cara) Dickerson, Sarah Jackson, Martina (Erik) Tjolsen, and Kyung Paik (Peter Dickerson); and 10 great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings: Leota Powers, Harper, Alice Flanagan, Myrtle Schattenheim, Elmer, and Eunice Sherbrook.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel, 801 W. Middle St., Chelsea, with Janet Alford officiating.

Visitation will be held at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and also at the chapel on Friday from 9-10 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Retirement Community Heritage Foundation, 805 W. Middle St., Chelsea, MI 48118.