James Dickson was a 63-year-old man from East Cleveland, Ohio, whose name became part of the missing persons record after he was last seen on April 6, 2021. The available public information about the disappearance is limited, but the core details place him in East Cleveland at the time he was reported missing. Ohio’s missing persons resources explain that missing adult case information can come through local law enforcement data, family submissions, and open public sources, and that the
state’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation maintains missing adult and child databases to help centralize information for families, investigators, and the public.
The public record does not provide a detailed timeline of James’s final known movements, the circumstances under which he disappeared, or what concerns first led loved ones or authorities to seek help. That absence of detail is itself an important part of the story: for families of missing adults, the lack of clear public information can leave painful gaps, making every small confirmed fact matter. What is known is that James was connected to East Cleveland, and the case appears to have been associated with East Cleveland-area law enforcement resources. Public listings for the East Cleveland Police Department place the department at 14340 Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland and list its phone number as 216-451-1234.
As the search for answers continued beyond the date James was last seen, later online memorial records appear to provide a heartbreaking resolution. An obituary for James Stephen Dickson of East Cleveland states that he was 63 years old and passed away on January 11, 2022. The same obituary states that he was born on March 18, 1958, and that services were arranged through Cummings & Davis Funeral Home in East Cleveland. Legacy’s death notice likewise states that James Dickson’s passing on January 11, 2022 was publicly announced by Cummings & Davis Funeral Home in East Cleveland.
The memorial information gives a fuller picture of the man behind the missing persons entry. James Stephen Dickson’s obituary describes his life as beginning on March 18, 1958, and says he was born to Dorothy Box and James Cross. It recounts that he attended Charles Dickens Elementary School, where he was placed in enrichment classes and learned to play the violin, and later attended Shaw High School, graduating with straight A’s in machine trade. It also says that at age 18, he was contacted by GE and offered work as a technician, remaining employed there for eight years.
His obituary also speaks to the family life that surrounded him. It says that during the late 1980s he met Melissa, and that the two remained together for 36 years until his passing. The memorial describes a large blended family, including children, stepchildren, siblings, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and many friends left to cherish his memory. Those details help shift the case from a spare listing of name, age, date, and city into the story of a person whose absence would have been deeply felt by many people.
James Dickson’s case began publicly as the disappearance of a 63-year-old man last seen in East Cleveland, Ohio, on April 6, 2021, and the available online information does not explain the precise circumstances of what happened after that date. Later obituary records indicate that James Stephen Dickson of East Cleveland passed away, though the public sources reviewed do not clearly explain when or how he was located in relation to the missing persons report. In overview, this is a case marked by limited public disappearance details, a strong East Cleveland connection, and a later memorial record that identifies James not only as a missing man in a database, but as a son, partner, father, grandfather, skilled worker, and loved member of a large family whose life story continued to matter beyond the uncertainty of his disappearance.Last Seen: Apr 6, 2021
