February 13, 2011

Cecile Bernard Dickson, 84, of 401 Haverhill Court, Suffolk, passed away Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 at Sentara Obici Hospital. She was a native of Suffolk and the daughter of the late Arthur James Bernard and Hattie Boone Bernard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Dickson; one daughter, Charlene Hicks; three sisters, Alida B. Tignor, Angele B. Williams and Loleeta B. Clark; two brothers, Malcolm B. Bernard and Cecil G. Bernard.

She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. Cecile received a Bachelor of Science degree from Elizabeth City State University and a master’s degree in sociology from Columbia University. She taught at Andrew J. Brown, Oakland and East Suffolk Elementary Schools in Suffolk. After moving to New York, she worked as a social worker for many years. She was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

She leaves to cherish her memory one son, Bernard D. Dickson (Karen), of Suffolk; one daughter, Maureen Jones, of Franklin, Va.; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Bernard, of Suffolk; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, officiated by Father Frederick Walker. Interment will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Crocker Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.