Mrs. Lucille Dirickson
Mrs. Lucille Bernice Dirickson, age 74, a resident of Horatio, Arkansas, passed from this life on Sunday, November 11, 2018, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

She was born to Joseph Franklin and Francis Wood Phelps on October 19, 1944, in Arkoma, Oklahoma. After her parent's passing, Lucille and her siblings were raised by her aunt and uncle, John and Minnie Phelps, whom she dearly loved. She married the love of her life, Albert Dirickson, Jr., on March 26, 1964, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and to this marriage, five children were born. Lucille loved the Lord and was of the Holiness faith. She attended the Old Center Holiness Church in Horatio, where she has been a member since 1955. She enjoyed crafting and crossword puzzels, but most of all, she cherished the time spent with her children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over 45 years, Albert Dirickson, Jr.; one son, Alton Dirickson; one daughter, Lola Lee Bertling; her uncle and aunt, John and Minne Phelps; and two brothers, Lonnie Phelps and Thomas Phelps.

She leaves to cherish her memory, three sons, Albert Allen Dirickson of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Anthony Allen Dirickson and his wife Lisa of Beckley, West Virginia, and Casey Lee Dirickson of Horatio, Arkansas; her grandchildren, Tiffany French and her husband James of Duncan, Oklahoma, and Krystal Robinson and her husband Matt of Horatio, Arkansas; three great-grandchildren, Adreonia Robinson, Macie Rae Robinson, and Grayson Levon Robinson; one sister Louise Stinnett of Texarkana, Arkansas; one half-brother, Jimmy Sanders of Fort Smith, Arkansas; as well as, nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Lucille Dirickson will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, November 15, 2018, in the Old Center Holiness Church with Bro. Sam Hendricks officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Center Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at the funeral home. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.