Mary Stenberg “Aunt May” Dickens, age 91, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018. Mary was born Sunday, May 8, 1927 in Nashville, TN; she is preceded in death by her parents, George Frederick "Fred" and Lillie Barnes Stenberg and her husband Lawrence Thomas Dickens.
A beautician at Harvey’s Department Store for over 55 years, she is survived by her cousins, Elise Luton, Sven Capps, Sandra Reinhardt and four generations of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 Thursday, November 8, 2018 in the chapel at funeral home with Bro. James Mathews officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be Timothy Preston, Dennis Bobel, Stanley Dunn, Jeffrey Stenberg, Kenneth Albert, and Robert Bobel. Honorary will be George Warren, Raymond Bobel, Kevin Dunn, Sam Binkley, Terry Coats, Randy Hall, Billy Murphy, Paul Delaney and Stephen Preston.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org
Family and friends will gather to remember Mary at a visitation Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 4:00 until 8:00 and Thursday, November 8, 2018 from 11:00 until 1:00 at Forest Lawn Funeral Home.