Stephen Dickens

SULLIVAN - Stephen M. Dickens, 80, of Sullivan, died at 1:07 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2005 in his residence. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ with Felix Hagerman and John Hagerman officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today in the Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan and at the church one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to Lincolnland Hospice or the Alzheimers Association. Stephen was born January 31, 1925 in Sullivan, the son of Jesse and Blanche Hagerman Dickens. He was a lifetime member of the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ. Mr. Dickens established Dickens Colonial Studios, which he operated for 28 years and which continues to be operated by Phil and Lisa Dickens. He retired from Agri-Fab Industries of Sullivan in 1989. Surviving are his wife, Mary Lou of Sullivan; children, Rob Dickens, Phil Dickens and his wife Lisa, all of Sullivan; brothers and spouses, Alan and Celia Dickens, Evan and Dixie Dickens, Mark and Ann Dickens; sister, Joan Dickens, all of Sullivan; sister-in-law, Margaret Miller of Danville; mother-in-law, Margaret Kelly of Bethany; wonderful grandpa to Kelsie and Madisyn Dickens and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jessie Kathryn Dickens. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries.