Linda Baird Dickerson

Published 4:05 am Thursday, September 27, 2018

Linda Baird Dickerson went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 24, 2018. Linda was born on June 23, 1934 to the late Myrtis and Joseph G. Baird.

Linda graduated from Kilgore High School and then attended Baylor University. She graduated with a B.S. in Education. After graduation, Linda married Charles “Charlie” Dickerson in Kilgore, Texas. Later, they moved their family to Tyler.

After losing the love of her life, Charlie, she went to work for Merrill Lynch as a secretary and went on to become a stock broker. After a long and successful career, she retired from Merrill Lynch in 1997.

Linda is preceded in death by her husband Charles F. Dickerson; her mother, Myrtis Baird Graham; her father, Joseph G. Baird and her nephew Jason Baird. She is survived by her brother, James Baird of Springtown, TX; her son, Craig Dickerson and daughter-in-law, Debbie Dickerson of Tyler; son, Keith Dickerson and daughter-in-law Arlene Dickerson of Dallas; daughter, Lynn Barton and son-inlaw, Keith Barton of Tyler; grandchildren, Nicole and William Robbins of Tyler; Chelsea and Patrick Cooper of Tyler, Neil and Marie Olsen of Portland, Oregon, Kristen and Ed Pylant of Houston, Charlie Dickerson of Dallas, Jamie, Audrey and Sara Barton of Tyler; eight beautiful great-grandchildren; niece, Leslie and Bill Varva and their children and niece, Felice Baird Vomastic and her children.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Neil Olsen, William Robbins, Patrick Cooper, Charlie Dickerson and Jamie Barton.

The family will have a private burial at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Stewart Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network 100 E. Ferguson, Ste. 800, Tyler, TX 75702 or The Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701.

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