Obituary of Maudie Dickson Jones

Services for Maudie Dickson Jones, 90, are scheduled for 11:00 am, Saturday, January 19, at the Troup Church of Christ with Ashley Hembree and Ka'Sime Davenport officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Jones died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 in a Tyler hospice facility. She was born March 22, 1917, in New Summerfield to the late Charles H. and Nina Hogan Dickson. She retired as a bookkeeper from the Singer Manufacturing Company in 1990 having worked in Houston, Longview, and Dallas. She had been a resident of Troup for the past six years. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Troup Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her twin brother, Claudie Dickson; brothers, Elzie Dickson, Alvin Dickson, W.K. Dickson, and Leonard Dickson; and a sister, Hattie Breedlove. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Joyce Dickson, Beaumont; and numerous nieces and nephews; and many, many friends. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Robert Johnson, C.A. Wilkinson, Larkey Thompson, and R.J. Roddy. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Friday, January 18. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Troup Church of Christ, 412 West Duval, Troup, Texas 75789 or to the Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75701.