Dawn Michele Tomlinson Dickerson

Mrs. Dawn Michele Trussell Tomlinson Dickerson, 57, of Loggins Road, Commerce, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020, at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital.

Dawn was born in Atlanta on April 7, 1963, and adopted at birth by the late William Wiley Tomlinson and Ernestine Stoner Tomlinson of Elberton. She was a 1981 graduate of Elbert County High School and was a homemaker. Dawn was devoted to her family and loved her husband and children with all of her heart. She enjoyed camping, visiting the beach, mountains, and especially gatherings with her family. “Mama Dawn” loved children and was always willing to extend a helping hand to anyone in need. We let Dawn go as we know she is in Heaven with a new, pain free body: from our hands to God’s.

Survivors include her children: William Carl “Billy” Dickerson of Greer, SC and Kristy Leann Dickerson of Commerce; grandson: Dakota Dennis Eric Dickerson, who was born the same day on which Dawn passed; and siblings, nieces, nephews, and extended family too numerous to name.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her high school sweetheart and husband of 37 years, Karl ‘Eric’ Dickerson.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 3 o’clock in the Memorial Chapel of Berry Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends at Berry Funeral Home from 2:00-2:45p.m. on Saturday.

Flowers are accepted and the family requests those wishing to honor Dawn in lieu of flowers to do so by adopting a needy child at Christmas time, something she and Eric did for many years.

Those wishing may sign the online guestbook at www.berryfh.com.

Berry Funeral Home & Crematory of Elberton is respectfully in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Dawn Michele Trussell Tomlinson Dickerson.