James “Jimbo” Francis Dickens, 71, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Vidant Health Center in Greenville, NC.
Jimbo was born, November 19, 1944, in Bostic, NC, to the late Francis Marion Dickens and Pearl Dycus Dickens.
He was a graduate of Weldon High School and North Carolina State University.
After college, he attended Officer Candidate School in FT. Benning, GA and later served his country as a Lieutenant in the United States Army where he was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska.
After he was honorably discharged from the military, he came home to work in the family business, Dickens & Hux Awning Company.
He also loved being in the outdoors where he loved hunting and was an avid fisherman.
In addition to his father, Jimbo was preceded in death by his grandson, Cody Gainey.
Surviving are his wife, Betty “Scottie” Dickens, of the home; son, Jamie Dickens and girlfriend, Jamie, of Roanoke Rapids; daughters, Michele Wilson and husband, Tim, of Littleton and Traci Roberts and husband, Curry, of Roanoke Rapids; mother, Pearl D. Dickens of Roanoke Rapids; sister, Susan Lynch and husband, David, of Warrenton; grandchildren, Kayla & Cody Dickens, Brandon Love, Brooke Gainey, Coleman Glasgow, Joshua, Zach & Cameron Wilson, Gabriel, Isabella, Curry II, and Noah Roberts. Also surviving are his niece, Sydney Lynch and his nephew, Will Lynch.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service from 6-8 pm.
Rev. Jeremy Kobernat will conduct funeral services Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the chapel at Hockaday at 2:00 pm.
Interment will immediately follow in Crestview Memorial Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent to www.hockadayfs.com