Sylva J. (Gelvin) Dickson | ||
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| Sylva J. Dickson
1910 – 2009 Sylva Jenette (Gelvin) Dickson, 99, Oregon, Missouri passed from this life on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the Oregon, Missouri Nursing Home. She was born January 28, 1910 in Mound City, Missouri to William and Stella Gelvin. Sylva worked in private duty housekeeping and was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed gardening, growing flowers and fishing, which she excelled at. Sylva was a great mother and took very good care of her family. Sylva was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Earl Baker, Charles Ballinger and Clarence Dickson; a son, Bill Baker; daughter Ester Darlene Baker; brothers, Charles and Jim Gelvin; sisters, Eva Smith and Goldie Lent; and a granddaughter, Sheila Young. Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Duane and Evelyn Baker, Oregon, MO; daughters, Velma Mills and husband J.R., Savannah, MO, and Leona Young, Mound City, MO; 6 grandchildren; 13 great and 4 great great grandchildren; and 2 nieces. Graveside Celebration of Life and Interment: 11 AM Friday, October 30, 2009 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City, MO. Arrangements entrusted to Breit-Hawkins & Gladden Funeral Home, Savannah, MO. | ||
