Thelma Ann Saunders Dickens Obituary

We are sad to announce that on May 20, 2023, at the age of 88, Thelma Ann Saunders Dickens of Gaston, North Carolina passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Thelma Ann Saunders Dickens to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her mother Eloise Knighton Saunders; her husband Allen Augustus Dickens; her sons, Steven W. Dickens and Kenneth A. Dickens; and her grandson Justin.

She is survived by: her son-in-law Mason Clements (Dolche); her daughters, Deborah "Debbie" Ricks (Earl) of Roanoke Rapids and Donna D. Clements of Raleigh; her grandchildren, Greg Ricks (Mary Hunter), Brian Ricks (Nikki), Sarah Ricks Harris (Stevie), Lewis Dickens (Missy), Stephanie Dickens Dunlow (Timothy), Phillip Dickens (Heather), John Allen Dickens, Brad Dickens, Travis Dickens (Czarina), Lauren Ashley Dickens Kayani (Kariam) and Chelsea Little (Bryan); her great grandchildren, Jake, Caroline, Benjamin, Taylor, Addison, Dylan, Garrett, Talan, Amelia, Claire, Haley, Holden, Cassidy, Tyler, Kayla, Sophia, Mia, Levi and Brooks; her daughter-in-law Beth W. Dickens of Pittsboro; her cousin Barbara Allen of Glen Allen, VA; her sisters-in-law, Millie Dickens of Nashville and Hazel; her niece Barbara Sue Owens; and her caregivers, Maria, Wanda, Leanne, Louise, Marcia and Sandra.