Fairmont - Mr. Douglas F. Dickens, 85, of Fairmont, NC and North Myrtle Beach, SC died on January 11, 2014 at SECU Hospice House in Bolivia, NC. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Fairmont Cemetery on Bypass 130 with Rev. Joe Bounds officiating. Visitation will be following the service at the graveside. Mr. Dickens was born in Brunswick County in 1928 and grew up in Fairmont. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Fairmont. Mr. Dickens was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Ivey Dickens; his parents, F.L. "Seaward" and Mary Clyde Dickens; a sister, Mildred Dickens Wilson; and a brother, F.L. "Lofton" Dickens. Mr. Dickens is survived by a sister, Doris Odom of Wilmington, NC; a son, Phil Dickens of Lexington, SC; and his wife's children, Jeff L. Davis of Zebulon, NC, Larry F. Davis of Lexington, NC and Violet Kay Davis Faulk of Fairmont, NC, four grandchildren and three great grandchild. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SECU Hospice House of Brunswick County, 955 Mercy Lane SE, Bolivia, NC 28422.