Joseph E. Dickey

Reverend Joseph E. Dickey, 71, of Little Rock, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 6, 2013, at the home of his daughter in Pearcy, Arkansas. He was born to Joe and Mary Jane (Nalls) Dickey on November 8, 1942 in Camden, Arkansas. Joe had served the Lord faithfully for the last 51 years as pastor of 14 Baptist churches in Arkansas and Texas. At the time of his death, he was pastor of Perry Street Baptist Church, Little Rock. Other pastorates include Hilltop Acres, Camden; Judson, Camden; Gum Springs, Gum Springs; First, Rosston; Calvary, Marvell; Calvary, Stamps; Hillcrest, Texarkana, Texas; New Hope, Hope; Landmark, England; Grace, Bryant; Pine Crest, Pine Bluff; Calvary, White Hall; and West Main, Sparkman. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Bible from Central Baptist College in Conway and attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandchild, Sidney Zumwalt. His survivors included his beloved wife of 51 years, Doris Sims Dickey; his daughter, Christi Zumwalt and her husband, Reverend Charlie Zumwalt of Pearcy, Arkansas; his son, Dr. Kevin Dickey and his wife, Sherri Waller Dickey of Thermopolis, Wyoming; and was "Papa" to six grandchildren, Eli Dickey, Will Zumwalt, Charity Zumwalt, Luke Dickey, Seth Dickey and Silas Dickey. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 11 at Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, 10900 Interstate 30, Little Rock, Arkansas 72209 (501) 455-5800 from 5-8 p.m. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, December 12, at Temple Baptist Church, 10710 Interstate 30, Little Rock, Arkansas 72209. Burial will be at the Sparkman Cemetery, Sparkman, Arkansas at 3 p.m. Memorials may be made to Central Baptist College, Conway or Baptist Medical Missions International, P.O. 30910, Little Rock, Arkansas 72260. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/drummond.