Mack Dickison, Jr.

Rev. Mack T. Dickison, Jr., 47, of Mansfield, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at The Ohio State University Hospitals. He went to meet his Lord after a 5-year illness. Mack was a driver for Estepp Express. A member of Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, he was a minister for the past 28 years. His family and church were the most important things to him.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Ethel Jeannette Birchfield Dickison; four daughters, Deloris Mark Bailey, Rebekah Dickison and Kristina Dickison, all of Mansfield, and Katherine James Ross of Crestline; two grandchildren, Brianna and Brandon Bailey; two brothers, Fred Wallace of Mansfield and Mark Dickison of Johnsville; and two sisters, Carolyn Maxine Ellis of Alaska and Roberta Shepherd of Shelby. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Shirley Ann Carver and Dorothy Louise Wallace.

Friends may call at the Diamond Street home of Wappner Funeral Directors, Friday, May 20, from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Travis McKenzie. Burial will follow in Mansfield Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in care of the family.