Josephine Dickey

JOSEPHINE “JO” DICKEY, daughter of the late Sally and McKinley Marsh was born on July 5, 1928 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. On Thursday, November 1, 2012, Our Lord and Savior summoned an angel to quietly escort Josephine to her heavenly home. She received her education in the Cumberland County Public School System. She relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in 1947. Her first job was a waitress in a local restaurant. She retired from the Baltimore Sportswear Sewing Factory as an inspector. Josephine married the late Ellison B. “Pop” Dickey on August 31, 1962. She would always say that Pop was not only her husband, but he was also her “Best Friends”. She provided outstanding care for him when he became ill. Pop preceded her in death by only seventy-seven days. Yes, they are together again, and this time it is forever. Josephine accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age. She was a member of Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church for many years before moving her membership in 1979 to Memorial Institutional Church of God Apostolic, under the leadership and teaching of Apostle Albertus Martin. She was the “Mother” of the church and served as a trustee, missionary and usher. She enjoyed visiting nursing homes to minister to the residents as well as cooking and serving food to the homeless. She served God at Memorial wherever she was needed without complaining. Josephine enjoyed hearing, reading, studying and applying the Word of God. You would often find her sharing words of wisdom and encouragement to her family, neighbors, friends and strangers. Mother Dickey was known for her delicious southern cooking. Some of her most memorable specialties were fried chicken, cabbage, turnip greens, pinto beans and sweet potato pies. She leaves to cherish her memory and celebrate her life: three sons, Ellison (Junior), James (Pete) and Sydney (Peanut); one daughter, Janice (Emma); one son-in-law, Rev. Michael Morrison; three daughters-in-law, Catherine Dickey, Wendy Dickey and Cynthia Peacock; eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren; numerous great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Elizabeth McAllister of Fayetteville, NC; two “adopted” daughters, Rosalyn Hill and Lily Alston; host of other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her grandson, Byron L. Dickey.

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Josephine Dickey

July 5, 1928 - November 1, 2012