Richard L. Dickerson, 73, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Richie Brown, pastor of Amarillo Fellowship, officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon.
Richard was born on April 11, 1949 in Texarkana, Texas to Lloyd and Zonell (Hendricks) Dickerson. He received his Bachelor of Theology degree from Mt. Vernon Bible College in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He married Judy Gaylene Brummett in Canyon in 1974 and they moved to Midland where they served as youth pastors and then to Rotan where he pastored from 1974 to 1976. On July 4, 1976, Richard was asked to fill-in in Brazil, and this six-month mission led to a lifetime of love and service to the country of Brazil. He was a second-generation missionary and always felt called to invest in people. He was fondly referred to by some Brazilians as ‘the most Brazilian American they had ever met’.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Judy; three children, Deana, Christopher, and Andrew Dickerson; and four siblings, Barbara Dixon and husband, David, Janie Stocchero and husband, Elcio, David Dickerson and wife, Lyn, and Ruth Soliz.
The family lovingly encourages memorials to Agape Missions, PO Box 1221, Canyon, Texas 79015.