DICKSON (née Roberts) Valerie Susan. 11th December 2025. At hospital. Dearly loved wife of Thomas, Lambeg Road (formerly of Parkview, Lisburn). Beloved mum of Stephen, June and the late Glynis, mother-in-law of Dawn and Paul, devoted grandmother to Gemma, Natalie and Lauren, loving sister of Trevor and the late Yorath, sister-in-law of Elizabeth and the late Coral.

A Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Valerie will be held in Lisburn Cathedral on Monday 15th December 2025 at 1:30pm. Interment afterwards in Lisburn New Cemetery Blaris (Valerie will be resting in Bobby Morrison’s Funeral Home, 32-34 Hillsborough Road, Lisburn BT28 1AQ on Saturday 13th December 2025 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm).

House private until Sunday 14th December 2025, family and friends will be made welcome from 11:00am to 6:00pm.

No flowers please. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Diabetes UK and forward to Bobby Morrison Funeral Directors (address as above).

Will be lovingly remembered by all the family.

Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.