Services to celebrate the life of T. Miller Dickson, Jr. (87) will be held on Saturday, March 11, at 11:00 am at Wright and Ferguson funeral home in Flowood, Mississippi. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am. Graveside service and burial will be held at Holcomb Cemetery in Holcomb, Mississippi, at 3 pm.

T. Miller Dickson, Jr. was the oldest son of T. Miller Dickson, Sr., and Mary Lee Alliston Dickson of Jackson. He is survived by his only brother (Tom Berry Dickson), his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

T. Miller grew up in Jackson, graduating from Central High School in 1953. He was a member of the Central High School Band, playing the trumpet. He was also a member of the Acapella choir, and the Boy's Glee club.

In 1953, he began his studies at Mississippi Southern College in Hattiesburg.

• He was active in the Delta Sigma Pi honorary business and commerce fraternity, in which he served as treasurer and secretary.
• He was a member of the Circle K club, where he served as treasurer
• He was selected for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
• He was a member of the Mississippi Southern College Marching and Concert Bands
• He was Captain of the R.O.T.C. Band
• He was a Sergeant in the 313 ^th Army Reserve Band
• He was a member of the R.O.T.C. Battalion staff and was designated as a Distinguished Military Student
• He was a member of the Baptist Student Union
• He appeared on the Dean's List
• He was chosen for the 1957 Outstanding Academic Award for Mississippi Southern College R.O.T.C.

In June of 1957, he graduated from Mississippi Southern College with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business Administration.

Immediately upon graduating from Southern, he married the love of his life, Bonny Joy Morgan, his wife of 61 years. They moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to continue studies at LSU. He had nearly completed his graduate work there when he was offered a job that he promptly accepted. His wife Joy was not pleased with this decision; however, they had a newborn son, and T. Miller was anxious to begin his career, so he began his professional life as a CPA. Returning to the Jackson area, they raised a family of four children:

• Michael Gregory Dickson (wife Cheryl), Children: Allison and Casey
• John Miller Dickson (wife Melissa)
• Stephanie Leigh Dees (husband Ricky), Children: Daniel, Matthew, Jeffrey(deceased), and Andrew
• Steven Elliott Dickson, Sr. Child: Steven, Jr.

As of today, he also has 14 great-grandchildren. On August 31, 2018, his wife Joy went to be with the Lord.

As a young man, he began to follow in his father's footsteps by investing in rental houses in order to supplement his income. His CPA career had led him to work for the Office of the Governor known as "Federal State Programs" for the State of Mississippi under terms of three different governors. He was Comptroller for the State of Mississippi, managing and distributing millions of dollars through the "Revenue Sharing" program, where he invested money that had been appropriated, but was being held in escrow.

In a turn of fate, while employed by the State, his office was located in a new office building at 510 George Street. The builder had gone through bankruptcy upon completion of the building, so the building was owned by the bank. T. Miller had been helping resolve maintenance issues as they arose, since there was no manager for the building. After a while, he became frustrated with the fact that he was providing managerial services with no direct compensation. When he approached the bank officials with his dilemma, the bank offered to sell him the building at a very good price, since they were not interested in managing property. It was an offer he could not refuse. He bought the building.

He thought it best to leave the Governor's office, which would allow him the flexibility that he needed to manage his properties while operating a private CPA practice. He was proud of the fact that he continued to serve as personal CPA for several governors and other high-level clients.

Over the years, he employed numerous family members to help him maintain his real-estate. When his father retired, T. Miller acquired all of his father's rental properties. He had gotten in a little over his head, and was eventually compelled to sell some of the properties in order to reduce the burdens that they had created. His real love was always the office building. He was very proud of it and had named it "The Dickson Building".  He even carried a small picture of it in his wallet.

He gradually tapered down his CPA practice, and while in his early 80's, he finally retired from accounting. He gradually turned his real-estate operations over to his son John, in order to be able to have the freedom to enjoy his remaining retirement years, while his son Steve continued to assist him with personal matters as needed.

T. Miller had always loved hunting, fishing, and camping. He especially enjoyed hunting trips on family land near Holcomb, Mississippi. The deer that he personally harvested from those trips were not typically trophy deer, but the family time that he spent there was priceless. (The kids grow up so fast…) While he was still able, he usually did most of the cooking, and provided most of the groceries for the whole camp. The memories from the deer camp were some of his fondest.

He loved the outdoors, so much so that he constructed a pond next to his house. His house was in the country, with hanging moss in the oak trees, complete with squirrels, birds, rose-eating deer, and dive-bombing carpenter bees. He grew unusual varieties of irises in a bed in his front yard, and loved to just sit and look at them while they were in bloom.

He also loved dogs. He had raised Dalmatians at one time and usually kept a dog for a pet and watchdog. He was especially fond of a Dalmatian that he had named "Pepper".

He had often expressed a general dislike for cats, but he was faking it! In the end, he had two indoor cats that kept him company after Joy died. They were loving companions, and he loved to watch them play or sit in his lap.

T. Miller was a devout Christian who spread his influence not only to his descendants, but also throughout the world on various mission trips. Early in his life, he was a member of Northside Baptist Church. After moving to North Jackson, he became a charter founding member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in North Jackson. He and Joy later became long-time members of Wells United Methodist Church. After relocating to Raymond, they attended various churches in that local area. He and Joy enjoyed planting the seeds of Christianity in their children and grandchildren.

T. Miller was generous to a fault. He provided support to family members and charities where he saw a great need. He tried his best to work with his tenants or those who were buying his old houses from him when they were having great difficulties. He was willing to do without in order to help those in need. Surely he will now be rewarded for his many sacrifices. He was a good man.