Prominent Georgia Peach Grower Passes Away
November 22, 2022 Dickey Farms owner Robert L. “Bob” Dickey II passed away Nov. 16 at the age of 94.
Dickey Farms opened in 1936 when the Dickey family built a peach packinghouse in Musella, GA. Bob Dickey started working there while in first grade.
According to his obituary, Dickey enjoyed working side by side with his father but mainly his grandfather and namesake, “Mr. Bob.” At one time, besides growing peaches and timber, the family managed dairy and row crops.
“There has been no peach grower who ever enjoyed the start of each year’s peach season as much as Mr. Bob,” the obituary states. “Dickey Farms packinghouse could not start their first day of packing without Mr. Dickey shouting “Let’s Go” and signaling the beginning of packing. He was very proud of continuing Dickey Farms’ tradition of growing the sweetest peaches in the South for 125 years.”
Dickey was a longtime member of the Georgia Peach Council and the National Peach Council, where he served as a board member and president of both organizations. He was proud and very deserving of receiving the “Mr. Peach” award. He also was a member of the Georgia ACC for Peaches.
“He just loved farming peaches; he carried along our tradition out here,” Bob’s son Robert Dickey III, now a state representative and longtime co-owner of the farm, told The (Macon, GA) Telegraph. “He loved this area, and he was always optimistic and providing for people. He was a real farmer at heart.”
Dickey was preceded in death by his parents and his younger brother, Wilmer Moore Dickey. He is survived by wife Jane Mobley Dickey, daughter Marjie Dickey Reehling (John), son Robert Lee Dickey III (Cynde), grandchildren Robert Lee Dickey IV (Stacy) and Marjie Dickey Roquemore (Tray), and great-granddaughters Scarlett Jane Dickey and Mary Martin Roquemore.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Musella Baptist Church, PO Box 56, Musella, GA, 31066; Macon Rotary Club, PO Box 4521, Macon, GA, 31208; Kappa Alpha Order, 115 Liberty Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, or the donor’s choice.
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