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Dickinson, Robert

May 19, 2024

DICKINSON, III, Robert Orr "Bob"

Dr. Robert "Bob" O. Dickinson, III, 77, of Oakwood, GA, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Please visit www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com for condolences to Bob's family.

Memorial service May 21, 2024, 1 PM, chapel at Gainesville First United Methodist Church.

Private graveside inurnment service May 22, 2024, 11 AM, Westview Cemetery, Atlanta.

Arrangements by Memorial Park Funeral Home.

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