Alice Christine Dickens

VIRGINIA BEACH-Alice Christine Dickens, 79, of the 900 block of Sunnyside Drive, went to be with the Lord on March 27, 2012. A native of Duplin County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas P. and Alice Rivenbark Rooks. She was a charter member of Benvenue Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, NC and a member of Indian River Baptist Church, Chesapeake. Surviving are her husband of over 60 years, Mason B. "Bill" Dickens; three sons, Steven B. Dickens and his wife, Joyce; Thomas R. Dickens and his wife, Dianna; and Robert L. Dickens and his wife, Jennifer; two sisters, Doris Crawford and Bonnie O'Neal; three brothers, Thomas E. Rooks and his wife, Christine; Lawrence P. Rooks and his wife, Margaret; and Gene A. Rooks and his wife, Donnye; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two special friends, Kimber Dickens and Christine Dickens. She was preceded in death by her brother, Sherwood P. Rooks. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Graham Funeral Home, Chesapeake. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. after which she will be transported to Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, NC for a visitation on Sunday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville, NC. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorial donations be made to Indian River Baptist Church, 1500 Laurel Avenue, Chesapeake, VA 23325. Please visit her Book of Memories at www.grahamfuneralhome.com to leave a note for the family. Local arrangements by Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. On-line condolences www.wheelerwoodlief.com. Visitation Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1130 N. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Sunday 4/1, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Service Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services 1130 N. Winstead Ave. Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-451-8800 --> | Monday 4/2, 1:00 am Cemetery Forest Hill Cemetery 350 North 1st Street, Ext. Nashville, NC 27856