Dr. Gerald B. Dickinson^[1]

1944 - 2011  (67 years)

• Name	Gerald B. Dickinson
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	4 Mar 1944	Harrisburg
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Aug 2011	Paragould, Arkansas   [2]
  Buried	18 Aug 2011	Gracelawn Cemetery, Jackson County, Arkansas   [3]
  Person ID	I432370	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	John Charles Dickinson,   b. 25 Feb 1920,   d. 5 Apr 1982  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Jewel Mae,   b. 8 Jul 1925,   d. 3 Jul 1973  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F172981	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jeanette Gilbert
  Children	1. LeAnn Dickinson + 2. Bart Dickinson
  Family ID	F172974	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S142] Newspaper Article, Newport Independent (AR), 13 Jun 2008. Mrs. Audrey Ray (Brand) Gilbert obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Paragould Daily Press (FL), 16 Aug 2011. Dr. Gerald B. Dickinson , 67, of Paragould passed away Monday at his residence. He was born March 4, 1944, in Harrisburg. He received his B. A. from Arkansas Tech University where he was a four-year letterman in football and two-year letterman in track and field; and his advanced degrees from Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas. He served the educational profession for 39 years as a teacher, coach and an administrator in Arkansas public schools and as a professor in higher education in the Department of Educational Leadership, Curriculum, and Special Education at Arkansas State University. In addition, he was the Director of the Office of Educational Research and Services at ASU and was instrumental in planning and implementing ASU's first doctoral program, the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. Prior to his career at ASU, he taught at DeWitt, Lee County, and Westside; served as principal at Parkin, and Mountain Home; assistant superintendent at Mountain Home and superintendent at Greene County Tech. He was a charter member of the Arkansas Professors of Educational Administration, member of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, a lifetime member of the Arkansas Activities Association and a ten year trustee of the Greene County Library. He was a member of the 7th and Mueller Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Dickinson of Paragould ; one son and daughter-in-law, Bart and Leslie Dickinson of Little Rock; and one daughter, LeAnn Dickinson of Jonesboro. Survivors also include two brothers and a sister-in-law, Charles and Sharon Dickinson of Benton, and Byron Dickinson of Lead Hill; one sister and brother-in-law, Beth and Danny Goodwin of DeWitt; and three grandchildren, Blake, Parker and Graham Dickinson of Little Rock. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Jewel Dickinson. The family will receive friends at from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Mitchell Funeral Home, Paragould . The funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel, with Larry McFadden officiating. Burial will follow at Gracelawn Cemetery.in Tuckerman. Memorials to Seventh and Mueller Church of Christ or the Greene County Library would be appreciated. Online guestbook: www.mitchellfuneralhomes.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 74977950).