Mrs. LaWanda Burnsed Dickerson

March 8, 1944 - September 18, 2021

Bulloch County Mrs. LaWanda Burnsed Dickerson, age seventy seven, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility in Statesboro. The Bryan County native was born to Elarbee Burnsed and Edwina Gibson Burnsed Key. She resided in Pembroke, Georgia for twenty nine years before moving to Bulloch County. LaWanda worked for the Bryan County Board of Education as a para-pro and a school bus driver and later worked for the Bulloch County Board of Education as a substitute teacher retiring after twenty years of service as a school bus driver. She was a member of the Lawrence Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, LaWanda was preceded in death by her husband, Wayron R. Dickerson, Jr; a grandson, Payton Gibson Salzman and a sister, Cherry Burnsed Smith. Surviving are a daughter and son in law, Cindy and Charlie Salzman of Brooklet; a son and daughter in law, Jeffrey and Cindy Dickerson of Acworth; a son, Wayron R. Dickerson, III of Bulloch County; five grandchildren: Sunny Salzman Clough (Jake), Colton Dickerson, Kayleigh Dickerson, Wayron R. Dickerson IV, Kaleb Dickerson; and three great grand children. Also surviving are a sister, Joyce Burnsed Smith and a sister in law, Angelan Dickerson Carpenter both of Bulloch County. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, September 23, 2021 from 10:00 am until 11:00 am in the chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro, Georgia. Funeral services will follow visitation at 11:00 am in the chapel with Reverend Albert Hodges officiating. Interment will be in the Bulloch Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Steve Smith, Eddie Smith, Chris Smith, Terry Smith, Doug Deloach, Lee McCoy and Bruce Simons. Memorial contributions may be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice, P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, GA 30459. Friends my sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com. Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of arrangements.