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Richard “Dick” C. Bicknell

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[May 01, 2026]  ATLANTA - Richard “Dick” C. Bicknell, 80, of Atlanta, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Visitation:  Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Eminence Christian Church

Service:   Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the church.

Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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Richard “Dick” C. Bicknell, 80, of Atlanta, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

Services for Mr. Bicknell will be held at Eminence Christian Church in rural Atlanta.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the church, and for one hour prior to the service on Monday beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Eminence Christian Church at 10:30 a.m. with Mr. Warren Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Mountjoy Cemetery in rural Atlanta.

Richard Charles Bicknell was born May 14, 1945, in Lincoln, IL, the son of Leland “Nick” C. and Bertha Beare Bicknell. He was united in marriage to Janice Berta in August 1983, at Funks Grove. She survives.
Dick is also survived by three daughters: Diane Bicknell, Sara (Matt) Wheeler, and Susan (Steve) Tracy; one granddaughter, Cooper Tracy; one brother-in-law, George Van Hoorn; and many nieces and nephews.
 

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Audra Van Hoorn, and sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Gene Turner.

Dick was a graduate of Atlanta High School. He completed both his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Math, and his Master’s Degree in Chemistry, at Illinois State University. He retired after 35 years of teaching, having spent most of those years at Lincoln Community High School. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting, collecting antiques, and reading. He had also served as Atlanta Township Supervisor for more than 20 years.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association or the Atlanta Public Library.

Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.

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