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James Claudy Dickerson Jr.

1944 - 2025

James Claudy Dickerson Jr. obituary, 1944-2025, Oxford, NC

BORN

1944

DIED

2025

UPCOMING SERVICE

Memorial Service

Sep. 13, 2025

4:00 p.m.

Grand Strand Community Church

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James Dickerson Obituary

James Claudy Dickerson, Jr. of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away peacefully at home with family on Friday, August 15, 2025, at the age of 81. James was born on May 1, 1944, to James Claudy Dickerson, Sr. and Elsie Ray Morris in Oxford, Granville County, NC. Prior to a long career in business, James was a graduate of Oxford High (1962) and UNC Chapel Hill (1970).

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Sharon (Sunny) Dickerson, and his brother, Younger Blanton Dickerson, of Darlington, SC. He is survived by his daughters, Olivia McLaren (Billy) and Farrah Dickerson (Cody), his sister, Doris Dickerson Blackwell, sister-in-law Betty Goodson Dickerson, and his six grandchildren, Kayden McLaren, and James Paul, Isaac, Isaiah, David, and Callie Kitterman.

A memorial service will be held for family and friends on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 4:00 pm, at Grand Strand Community Church, 3820 Holmestown Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588.

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Published by The Ledger News on Sep. 1, 2025.

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Grand Strand Community Church

3820 Holmestown Rd, Myrtle Beach, SC

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