Nelva Jean Newland Dickison, age 89, of Wadsworth, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at Medina General Hospital in Medina, Ohio.
Nelva was born May 10, 1936, in Grayson, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Levi Clarence, Stella May Blevins Newland.
She was a member of First Church of God in South Shore, Kentucky, and loved to read her Bible. She enjoyed singing, cooking and taking care of her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Kenneth J. Dickison; one daughter Rita Dickison Collins and one grandson, Daryl Jeffery Collins.
Nelva is survived by one son, Kenneth Jeffery Dickerson of Wadsworth, Ohio; 2 grandchildren, Bryan Collins and Marissa Jean Dickerson, along with many other family and friends who will sadly miss her.
Funeral services will be held 12 noon, Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 49 McCoy Road, Grayson, Kentucky, with Brother George Steel officiating. Burial will follow in East Carter Memory Gardens.
Friends may visit after 10 a.m., Saturday, July 12, 2025, until the service hour at Grayson Funeral Home.
Grayson Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Nelva Jean Newland Dickison
