A celebration of life honoring Edith Maxine Dickerson, 73, of Talladega will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023, at Greater Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Reverend A. G. McKinney is the pastor. Bishop Jim Lowe, Jr. will deliver the eulogy. Interment will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery. Ms. Dickerson will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. Visitation will be held from 1-7 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the funeral home.

Edith Maxine Dickerson was born on August 5, 1949, in Talladega, Alabama.

Ms. Dickerson grew up in the Greater Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Later in life she began attending the Guiding Light Church in Birmingham under the leadership of Bishop Jim Lowe, Jr. where she would volunteer in the church library on the second Sunday of each month. She enjoyed fellowship with coworkers and meeting members. Maxine, as she was affectionately known, loved school. Her favorite subjects were reading and history and favorite teachers at Westside were Ms. Elizabeth Levi and Ms. Mary Isabell. Maxine graduated from Westside High School, N. F. Nunnelley State Technical College, Talladega College and the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Maxine was the mother of two young men whom she was extremely proud of, Torrance and Albert; and their children, Lauren, Aaron, Olivia, Aaden and Taylor.

Maxine transitioned on December 28, 2022. Her grandchildren were a major reason for her living. She lived, laughed, loved, lost and tried to make a difference as her legacy.