Joshua Ray Dickerson
May 12, 1981 ~ March 18, 2021
Joshua Ray Dickerson, 39, of Edwardsville, passed away at 9:32 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Joshua was born May 12, 1981 in Highland, the son of Russel and Terri (Hall) Dickerson. He graduated from Edwardsville High School with the class of 1999, and continued his education while studying carpentry. Joshua was a self-employed carpenter, owning and operating Dickerson Enterprises. He and his brother also owned and operated IAM, an asphalt company. With his remaining spare time, Joshua installed garage doors. Joshua was a long-time member of Central Baptist Church in Pontoon Beach, where he was baptized and saved.
Joshua was an upbeat, cheerful, good man, who loved playing with all of his nieces and nephews. He also loved skydiving, having completed jumps on two separate occasions with his dad. Joshua enjoyed and loved many things, but what he loved most of all was helping other people.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Millard and Gladys Hall; and his paternal grandparents, Jack and Alice Dickerson.
Joshua is survived by his parents, Terri and Russel Dickerson of Pocahontas; siblings, Caleb Dickerson of Granite City, Leah (husband, Golia) Begley of Lost City, OK, and Daniel (wife, Katrina) Dickerson of Shepherdsville, KY; nieces and nephews, Jacob, Gavin, Autumn, Abigail, Justice, Cyrus, and Avalynn; a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins; and his faithful dogs, Frog and Chewy.
Visitation: The family will receive guests from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home, 201 S. Main Street, Sorento, IL 62086.
Funeral Ceremony: 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Sorento.
Interment will follow the ceremony at Sunnyside Cemetery in Sorento.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Central Baptist Church, 3940 IL-111, Granite City, IL 62040.
Please visit www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences to the family.
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So sorry for your loss. You are in our THOUGHTS and PRAYERS.
Mary (SPARLIN) and Dennis Green
I will miss your very dry sense of humor and all the lovely gatherings at your home. Thank you for being you. Much love, Sharon Freeman
I remember when Joshua was born. I remember spending time with my Aunt Terri when Caleb and Joshua were little on several occasions.
The time I remember most was when Joshua was barely a year old. (I was 13 at the time.)
He had discovered “screaming.” He would scream “AAH!” and would get so tickled at himself. He would then laugh. And he repeat this scenario every few minutes.
Scream. Laugh at himself. Scream. Laugh at himself. It was so funny.
He was so adorable. He had a little bit of blonde hair on his head. I haven’t forgotten how adorable his “scream game” with himself was. 🥰
I know you are with our grandparents now. The first of us to join them. You will be missed here. But I know I’ll eee you again.
My heart goes out to my precious Aunt Terri and Uncle Russell and my cousins Caleb, Leah and Daniel and their spouses and children.
Sending much love and lots of prayers to all of you from Tennessee.
Love you Joshua.
Always remembered.
Godspeed. 🙏
Your Cousin,
Sebrina
And On behalf of my family: Thomas Reber, Shelby Douangphoumy (husband Daniel) and Mila, Myko, Bellamy and Bounmy
Oh Joshie, man oh man, I could share a 1000 great memories we have had in the last 20 years. I know you are in heaven saying..April stop. Lol. What can I say when I married your best friend I was also marrying you. I felt I was the 3rd wheel. Lol. You and Greg were the tightest friends and at times I was jealous of that relationship, but then I got to know you and then we were 3 peas in a pod. I just have no words on how much you mean to me, to us. Greg is having a really tough time right now because he is trying to stay strong. You know him, he is stubborn. Listen to his heart from heaven Josh and help him get through this. I am sure you have already saw his dad. Please give him a hug from us. Josh, thank you for always being so amazing with me and my kids =your God children. Thank you for being you, real and raw and the funniest man I have known. Thank you for being the greatest friend to Greg for so many years. We love you and as much as we are upset you are gone, we know we will see you one day again in heaven.
My sweet Joshua. I am so glad that I got to know what true love was. I remember when I first met you through my persistent mom. You were working on her basement and she kept saying he’s single go talk to him. I went downstairs and you had your head under the sink. You looked up at me and hit your head. Lol. We both laughed. Shortly after we went out to eat. You kept saying your so beautiful I’m so glad we came to lunch. I’m such a lucky guy. Little did I know at that first lunch that my love I was the lucky one. I was so lucky to have met you, to have known you, to have looked in your eyes and told you I loved you, to have held your hand, and share secrets with. You were the most amazing man I ever met. You were so patient, understanding, caring, giving and so sweet. You took me on with all my flaws, my past and my boys and loved us unconditionally. You showed my boys how a man should treat a lady, how to fix things, how to be patient and kind. You weren’t only a father figure to them but their best friend. You always came through when times were tough. I’ll never forget ordering carter that bike online and i was so scared it wouldn’t get here on time for his birthday. You without me knowing when to Walmart at like 5:00 in the morning and bought him a bike and set it on our porch so that he would wake up to a bike. I was so shocked when I stepped out
On the porch and seen that. I called you and said your so sweet why did you do that? You replied “a boy has to have a bike what you can’t get I can we’re a team baby” Also with Ayden and his gaming chair that I was worried wouldn’t show up on time. You bought it online and I told you I would pay you for it. It was getting down to the wire and you messaged me a screen shot saying sorry babe it won’t be on time. I still don’t know how you did it but the day of his birthday after school you messaged me and said are you going to be home soon. I said yes and you said okay look out back when you do. I got home looked out back there was an avengers gaming chair put together with bags of candy and a bouquet of flowers for me on the patio table. I still don’t know how you did it I think you tracked the truck down lol. They absolutely loved playing Mario with you, jumping on the trampoline and hide and seek. Which by the way we were champions at. They never found us hiding behind that door holding hands and laughing sneaking kisses. In our relationship We had some bumps along the way but we had a love that most people never find in their life. We had so many plans and dreams and always said we’re doing “big things baby”. I will miss our little team so much. My boys will forever talk about you and what a great man you were to us. Thank you for introducing me to your wonderful family and Greg and April. We will forever be friends and keep your memory alive. I will for sure miss our awesome bonfires. I will forever miss you and love you and not a day will go by that I won’t think of you. You were my best friend and team mate. When I knew you were in the ICU I left work immediately and I wasn’t taking no for an answer when I got there and they sure tried. You kept telling me how impressed you were that I found you because even you didn’t know where you were. “I told you that no matter where you are I will always find you. You laughed at me because I was sweating and it took me 12 people and 14 elevators that I’m
Deathly scared of but baby I found you! I will always find you. I’m so grateful for the last 25 minutes we shared together and that I got to hold your hand and kiss you. You held my hand so tight like you never have before and I knew in that moment it would be the last. I love you so much and I will forever miss and love you. Until we meet again my handsome man at heavens gates please watch over the boys and me. I love you so very much!
My deepest sympathy for your earthly loss. So precious to know that they are just gone from us for a short time and that a joyous reunion awaits us all in heaven. Prayers of peace and comfort sent to you. Thinking of you all .
Josh will be missed by all of us who knew him at Lowe’s in Glen Carbon. He was an amazing person and always made it a point to find me in the store to say hi. I will miss seeing him coming into Lowe’s everyday. Prayers to his family and friends during this difficult time.
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