Wayren was born August 24, 1952, to John Marshall and Lillie Mae Jackson Dickerson in Louisville. He was a devoted husband, Daddy, and Papaw. Wayren was a 1970 graduate of Louisville High School. He started as a teenager working at Gentry’s Big Star and worked in the grocery business including owning Dickerson’s Jr. Food Mart for 28 years. Wayren was an active member of Evergreen Baptist Church and he was an avid Mississippi State fan.
Wayren is survived by his wife of 50 years, Wanda Crowson Dickerson of Louisville; and two children: Kristy Peavy and husband, Anthony, of Huntsville, Alabama; and Michael Dickerson and wife, Heather, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. One of his greatest joys was being “Papaw” to his four grandchildren: Chelsea Peavy (Nathaniel) Johnson of Sylvania, Alabama; Dylan (Merissa) Peavy of Huntsville, Alabama; and Emery Dickerson and Nate Dickerson both of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; as well as his three great-grandchildren: Cheyanne James, Willow Johnson, and Graycie Mae Johnson. He also leaves behind four sisters-in-law: Dottie Dickerson, Dona (Jerry) Smith, Cindy (Aubrey) Holder, and Harriet (David) Stewart, in addition to numerous loving nieces, nephews, other family members and many friends. Wayren was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Maxine Mills and Velma Mayo, two brothers, Harvey Dickerson and Johnny Dickerson; and his great-granddaughter, Reagan Ruth Peavy.
The family requests memorials in honor of Wayren be given to the American Kidney Foundation online at kidneyfund.org; American Cancer Society online at cancer.org; or Ryker’s Rainbow online at rykersrainbow.org/donate.
Services are under the direction of Nowell Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
