Fredrick Jay Dickerson, age 74 of Dahlonega, a loving and caring husband, father, and brother, departed this world on
December 6, 2022.
Fred was born November 25, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia, at Crawford Long Hospital to Ludean. "Sep" Dickerson (née Knighton) and James Robert "JR" Dickerson Senior. One of four brothers, Fred grew up in Decatur, Georgia, and graduated from Southwest DeKalb Highschool.
Fred proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion of Dahlonega and the Vietnam Veterans of America. Fred had a successful career in hydraulics, which culminated in him and his brothers operating their own business at Dickerson Brothers Hydraulics in Dahlonega, Georgia.
Fred was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved the outdoors so much that he chose to settle his family in a cabin tucked in the woods in Dahlonega, Georgia.
Fred is survived by his wife Linda of 38 years; his brother Jeffery Dean Dickerson; his children Marsha Dickerson, Sheila Reinert, and Robert Reinert; his grandchildren Autumn Mechelle Blackwell, Audrey Elizabeth Dickerson, Alexandra Sardinia, Samantha Eliza-Lei'An Perez- Tomas, Anita May Guinter, Brandon Michael Wolford, and many great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ludean "Sep" and James "JR" Dickerson, and by his beloved brothers James Robert Dickerson Jr. and Richard Gary Dickerson.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 AM Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the chapel of Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home. The Rev. Tony Allison will officiate. Interment will follow in Dahlonega Memorial Park with military honors by the United States Air Force honor guard. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.
To share a memory or a condolence with the family, visit Mr. Dickerson's online guestbook at andersonunderwood.com.
Anderson-Underwood Funeral Home, 2068 Highway 19 North, Dahlonega, GA 30533
