She was born in Bude, Mississippi, on April 19, 1923, a daughter of the late Clifton Cranfield and Emma Case Cranfield.
She is survived by her children, Valera Dickinson, Charles Dickinson and wife Sharon, and Denise King; 8 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Dickinson; and daughter, Jean Huddleston.
