Obituary of Barbara Willingham Dickey

Funeral services for Barbara Willingham Dickey, 73 of Troup, will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Cross Brand Cowboy Church in Tyler. Mike Blumn will be officiating and interment will follow at Bradford Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Barbara Dickey passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on March 22, 1943 in Mixon, Texas to the late John Willingham and Susie Arden Willingham. Barbara was a member of the Cross Brand Cowboy Church in Tyler. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, husband, John “Red” Dickey, two brothers, Clyde Willingham & JT Willingham and her sister, Betty Lou Swinney. Survivors include her children, Homer Dickey & wife Sandie and Susan Dunlap & husband Richard all of Troup; brothers, Charlie Willingham of Whitehouse and Vernon Willingham of Tyler; sister, Johnnie Corn of Tyler; eight grandchildren, Sydnie Dickey, Eli Dickey, Taylor Duggan & wife Paige Claiborne, Tristian Duggan, Tiffany Dunlap, Patrick Dunlap, Steffany Barnes, Marcy Nevarez & husband Mario; and five great grandchildren, Levi Duggan, Donnyelle Austin, Dustin Austin, Rebecca Blanchard and Alexis Nevarez; several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jared Underwood, Jason Howell, Hagan Patterson, Dusty Campbell, Josh Hammonds and Dooley Childress. Honorary Pallbearer is Thomas Self. The family will receive friends and loved ones at Cottle Funeral Home in Troup on Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 6-8 pm.