PRISCILLA SUSAN HOLMES DICKEY
Priscilla Susan Holmes Dickey, beloved wife of 60 years to John Alan Dickey, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Edwin Toivo Holmes and Elvie Catherine Siipola Holmes. Priscilla graduated from Smith College in Northhampton, Massachusetts, and taught preschool and kindergarten for several years. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church and was a member of both the Sumter Garden Club and the Sumter Newcomers Club. Her true joy in life came from spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a light to all who knew her.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Timothy Dickey and his wife, Jennifer Hambrick; five daughters, Heather Brown and her husband, Marion, Holly Ridgway and her husband, Jon, Jennifer McConnell and her husband, Jay, Alissa Dickey, and Sarah Schumacher and her husband, Blake; a brother, Edwin Theodore Holmes; a sister, Nancy Helene Holmes Goodale and her husband, Glenn; and 10 grandchildren, Caroline, Caden, Jack, Alex, Charlie, James, Grayson, Brennan, Katie Cutler and Elvie.
A visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at First Presbyterian Church.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Chuck Staggs officiating.
You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family's guest book.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.