Mangum, Ariana, 1928-2017

Ariana Holliday Dickson Mangum (1928- ) of Richmond, Va., was the daughter of Benjamin Abbott Dickson (1897-1976), and Alice Holliday Dickson (b. 1900) of Indianapolis. Ariana's grandfather was Brigadier General Tracy Campbell Dickson. Ariana's parents divorced in the 1930s, and her mother later became Mrs. Henry Coudon Lau Miller. Ariana's father also remarried; her stepmother was Eleanor Shaler Dickson and her stepbrothers Colin Campbell Dickson and William Abbott Dickson. Ariana traveled extensively, settling in Ireland for seven years. Children of Ariana and William were Margaret Ariana Holliday Mangum (1954-), William Preston Mangum II (1958- ), Alice Holiday Mangum (1960- ), Laura Jane Overman Mangum (1963- ), and Grace Elizabeth Mangum (1966- ).

Ariana Holliday Dickson Mangum; born March 26, 1928 in Indianapolis, died March 2, 2017, Chapel Hill, N.C.; author of seven books