John Henry Dickerson Jr.

1938 - 2016

John Henry Dickerson, Jr., was born to the late John H. and Mary Dickerson, Sr., on November 13, 1938 in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
John grew up in Daytona Beach and attended
the local schools: Cypress Street Elementary (later Bonner Elementary), Campbell Street Jr., and a graduate of Campbell Street Sr. High, class of 1956. He furthered his education at Prairie View College (Prairie View, Texas) and Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL), where he majored in Chemistry.
He taught school for three years before landing a job as a chemist for Miami-Dade Pollution Control rising to the level of Chem III for the county.In 1982, John invested in real estate in St. Lucie County, FL and became a property manager in which he remained active until his health began to decline. John was an active Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., B-CU Booster Club, former member of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Troop Commander of Boy Scouts of America, member of the Lions Club, local business and a Life member of NAACP. On May 28, 2016, God called John home. He leaves to mourn; wife, Gloria B. Dickerson; children, Keith R. Dickerson, Lori Dickerson Newberry, Harold Dickerson and Keith Boykins; grandson, Joseph Newberry; great grandson, Caleb Newberry; brothers, Robert (Brenda) Dickerson, Washington, DC, Reginald (Angela) Dickerson, Lawrence Township, NJ; sister-in-law, Celestine Roundtree; brothers-in-law, Jacob (Betty) Berry and John (Darlynn) Berry; and a host of family and friends. Preceding him in death were his grandson, Johnathan Newberry and his sister, Lois Wright. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, June 2, 2016 in the chapel at Herbert Thompson Funeral Home beginning at 5 pm until 7 pm. The funeral service will be held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Friday, June 3, 2016 at 2 pm. Interment will take place at Greenwood Cemetery followed by a repast at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church.