DICKEY, Lena L. (Sanders) 1917-2015

DICKEY, SANDERS, WOODS

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 11/13/2015 at 21:42:00

Lena L. Dickey

Died: Sep. 8, 2015

Services:
Friday, September 11, 2015 at Celebration First Assembly of God Church, 745 April Street in Waterloo.

Visitation:
Thursday, September 10 at Kearns Funeral Service Kimball Chapel and an hour prior to the services on Friday at the Church.

Cemetery:
Burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Memorials:
Memorials may be directed to the Dementia Unit at NewAldaya Lifescapes, 7511 University Avenue, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Biography--

Lena L. Dickey, age 98, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls.

She was born July 28, 1917 in Fisher, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Franklin and Emma Catherine Woods Sanders. She married Estel Corbet Dickey on June 15, 1935 in Balch, Arkansas. He died in May 1987.

Lena worked as a housekeeper at Friendship Village until retiring in 1979. Following her retirement, she was a Senior Volunteer for Hawkeye Community College for 20 years. Lena was a long time member of Celebration First Assembly of God Church. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, growing flowers, cooking and canning with her husband.

Survivors include a daughter, Nona (John) Brunson of Waterloo; a son, Marty (Patty) Dickey of Waterloo; nine grandchildren, Diane (Stuart) Pershing, Bill Dickey, Shelly (Art) Hesse, Sherri (Brian) Wilson, Stacey Brunson, Daniel Dickey, Matthew Dickey, Jeremiah Dickey and Mary Kathryn Dickey; 15 great grandchildren, Jason (Danielle), Jeff, Cory, Caleb, Xavier, Kelli, Mick, Katelynn, Cody, Kelsey, Alexus, Mariah, Rylee, Madison and Caleb; and four great-great-grandchildren, Isabel, Quinn, Avery and Lenox.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Corbet Dickey in 1993; six brothers: Newton, Fredrick, Abner, Homer, Golman and Lewin; and by four sisters: Maudie, Myrtle, Gracie and Lilly.

Source: Kearns Funeral Service

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