David Eugene Dickens

November 2, 1946 - June 18, 2011

Mr. David Eugene Dickens, age 64, husband of Connie Hawkins Dickens and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services for Mr. Dickens will be held on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 6:00 PM at Parkway Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Roberts officiating. Interment will be at the Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery located at 1620 Fountain Heights Road in Columbia on Tuesday, June 21, at 11:00 AM . The family will visit with friends from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM the day of the funeral. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family and in charge of the arrangements. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Glen Dickens and the late Lillian Adkisson Dickens. Following high school graduation, he attended East Tennessee State University. He was a retiree from Nissan Manufacturing in Smyrna, Tennessee. He was an avid sports fan. As a matter of fact, he and his brother Howard, who lives in Oklahoma, would stay on the cell phone together during football games so they could enjoy each others company and their love for the sport. He enjoyed spending time with his family and loved to go to church. He was a loyal and dedicated member of Parkway Baptist Church. His two favorite songs were Victory in Jesus and It is well with my soul . His caring ways and love of life will truly be missed by all who knew him. In addition to his wife, he left to cherish his memory his daughter, Tonya (Darryl) Walker of Columbia, TN and his son, Chris (Carrie) Dickens of DeBary, FL; his brother, Howard (Susan) Dickens of Norman, OK; his pride and joy of six grandchildren: Kara Walker, Alex Owens and Mack Walker all of Columbia, TN and Emily Dickens, Aubrie Dickens and Riley Cooper Dickens all of DeBary, FL. Pallbearers will include: Jim McCowan, Tony Smith, Clay Pruitt, Alton Walker, Jeff Smithson and Austin York. If you would like to make a memorial in Mr. Dickens honor, the family requests that they be made to the Parkway Baptist Church Building Fund. You may send private or public condolences to the Dickens family at this website; click on Sign Guest Book or Send Private Condolences at the top of this page.