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Obituary:

Billy G. Dickison, 76, of Salinas, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born June 6, 1928, in Oklahoma City and lived in Salinas for 61 years. He was a kitchen worker at Ford Ord.

Military service: U.S. Army.

Memberships: Church of Christ and Fil-Visayan Association.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys M. Dickison, in August 2003.

Survivors: Stepdaughters, Doris Blankenship of Salinas and Nancy Quisenberry of Prunedale; stepson, William E. Parker of Salinas; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous other nieces and nephews.

Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at Healey Mortuary, 405 N. Sanborn Road, Salinas.

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the mortuary chapel.

Burial: Following at Garden of Memories Memorial Park, 768 Abbott St., Salinas.

(Published in The Californian on October 23, 2004)

Billy married Jeannette Thomasson 24 Mar 1956, Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA. Jeannette (daughter of Fred Page Thomasson and Lorah L. Crow) was born 3 Nov 1905, Holcomb, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA; died 28 Mar 1976, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA; was buried 2 Apr 1976, Garden of Memories - Salinas, California, USA. [Group Sheet]