Obituary of DICKERSON, WILLIAM ARTHUR 1944 Oconee County, SC
Tugaloo Tribune, April 6, 1944
W. A. Dickerson Dies In Detroit Friday
   Mr. William Arthur Dickerson, resident of Westminster before moving to 
Detroit, Mich., about eighteen years ago, died in that city on Friday, March 
31st, at 4:45 p. m. His illness is presumed to have been brief as the telegram 
to his eldest brother, Mr. J. E. Dickerson, state he died of a heart attack.  
Deep sorrow is felt here on account of his passing as he has many relatives and 
friends in Westminster, where the best part of his life was spent.  The 
deceased was 72 years old. He was son of the late D. D. Dickerson and Celia 
Brown Dickerson and was born near Hartwell, Ga. He came to Westminster the year 
1895 and the first position he held was bookkeeper and salesman for the late T. 
N. Carter in the storeroom where the Johns Hardware stock is. A young man of 
pluck, energy and good habits, he made a fine impression with all with whom he 
came in contact. He was ambitious, kept busy and made steady progress. First 
and last during his stay here he was a merchant, farmer, operated a cotton gin, 
thresher, other machinery and was a dairyman. He was the first person here to 
purchase dairy milk cows for the purpose of selling bottled milk and delivering 
it on vehicles to customers.  Mr. Dickerson was a member of the Methodist 
church from his youth.  He married Miss Effie Dora Dickson forty-five years 
ago. She died in Detroit last August. He leaves three sons and one daughter, 
John Sam Dickerson, of Jacksonville, Fla., William and David Dickerson and Mrs. 
Clara Harbert, all of Detroit. All the children are married and there are some 
grandchildren. Surviving also are two brothers, James E. Dickerson of 
Westminster and J. G. Dickerson of Hartwell, Ga., the youngest brother, 
Benjamin A. Dickerson, of this place having died Monday afternoon of this week; 
two sisters, Mrs. E. G. Poore of Westminster, and Mrs. W. C. Loehr of Lavonia, 
Ga. His eldest sister, Lettie Elizabeth Dickerson Campbell, died in 1902. When 
living here Mr. Dickson(sic) was an active member of several lodges.  His body 
was buried in Detroit Monday.
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