Sally C. Dickens, 80, of Manhattan died Sunday afternoon, July 6 at her residence at St. Joseph Village in Manhattan, Kan.
The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease.
Mrs. Dickens was born Sarah Jane Cuykendall on May 23, 1928 in Wichita, Kan, the daughter of Murray and Nira (Webster) Cuykendall. She was a graduate of Wichita East High School in 1946 and attended Wichita University.
On November 7, 1953, she was married to Ralph A. Dickens in Wichita. She later lived in St. Paul, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; North Little Rock, Ark.; Tarzana, Calif., and Ocean Springs, Miss., while following her husband's career as a technical writer/editor. Her professional career was in medical administration and included working in both private practices and hospitals.
Following her retirement, Mrs. Dickens and her husband moved from Ocean Springs, Miss., where they lived for 23 years, to Manhattan in 1994. They were married for 51 years until Mr. Dickens' death in 2005.
Mrs. Dickens was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, where she was active in the church's Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and the Altar Guild and also volunteered in the church's Encore thrift shop. She was also a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King, a spiritual sisterhood dedicated to a life of prayer and service.
Mrs. Dickens was also a member of the women's auxiliary of the American Legion and VFW posts in Manhattan. Her hobbies included reading, music and miniatures.
Mrs. Dickens is survived by two sons: Patrick M. Dickens and his wife, Anne, of Lafayette, La.; and Michael C. Dickens and his wife, Jodi Williamschen, of Oakland, Calif.; two grandsons: Murray Dickens and Walker Dickens, both of Lafayette, La.; brother-in-law Robert L. Dickens and sister-in-law Marilyn Dickens, both of Manhattan; and cousins Maxine Howard of Gaithersburg, Md., and Deborah Howard of Derwood, Md.
The family will receive friends and family during a visitation from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10th at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan with The Reverend Thomas Miles officiating. Interment will follow in the Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery east of Manhattan.
The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease.
Mrs. Dickens was born Sarah Jane Cuykendall on May 23, 1928 in Wichita, Kan, the daughter of Murray and Nira (Webster) Cuykendall. She was a graduate of Wichita East High School in 1946 and attended Wichita University.
On November 7, 1953, she was married to Ralph A. Dickens in Wichita. She later lived in St. Paul, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; North Little Rock, Ark.; Tarzana, Calif., and Ocean Springs, Miss., while following her husband's career as a technical writer/editor. Her professional career was in medical administration and included working in both private practices and hospitals.
Following her retirement, Mrs. Dickens and her husband moved from Ocean Springs, Miss., where they lived for 23 years, to Manhattan in 1994. They were married for 51 years until Mr. Dickens' death in 2005.
Mrs. Dickens was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, where she was active in the church's Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and the Altar Guild and also volunteered in the church's Encore thrift shop. She was also a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King, a spiritual sisterhood dedicated to a life of prayer and service.
Mrs. Dickens was also a member of the women's auxiliary of the American Legion and VFW posts in Manhattan. Her hobbies included reading, music and miniatures.
Mrs. Dickens is survived by two sons: Patrick M. Dickens and his wife, Anne, of Lafayette, La.; and Michael C. Dickens and his wife, Jodi Williamschen, of Oakland, Calif.; two grandsons: Murray Dickens and Walker Dickens, both of Lafayette, La.; brother-in-law Robert L. Dickens and sister-in-law Marilyn Dickens, both of Manhattan; and cousins Maxine Howard of Gaithersburg, Md., and Deborah Howard of Derwood, Md.
The family will receive friends and family during a visitation from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10th at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan with The Reverend Thomas Miles officiating. Interment will follow in the Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery east of Manhattan.
Sally C. Dickens, 80, of Manhattan died Sunday afternoon, July 6 at her residence at St. Joseph Village in Manhattan, Kan.
The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease.
Mrs. Dickens was born Sarah Jane Cuykendall on May 23, 1928 in Wichita, Kan, the daughter of Murray and Nira (Webster) Cuykendall. She was a graduate of Wichita East High School in 1946 and attended Wichita University.
On November 7, 1953, she was married to Ralph A. Dickens in Wichita. She later lived in St. Paul, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; North Little Rock, Ark.; Tarzana, Calif., and Ocean Springs, Miss., while following her husband's career as a technical writer/editor. Her professional career was in medical administration and included working in both private practices and hospitals.
Following her retirement, Mrs. Dickens and her husband moved from Ocean Springs, Miss., where they lived for 23 years, to Manhattan in 1994. They were married for 51 years until Mr. Dickens' death in 2005.
Mrs. Dickens was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, where she was active in the church's Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and the Altar Guild and also volunteered in the church's Encore thrift shop. She was also a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King, a spiritual sisterhood dedicated to a life of prayer and service.
Mrs. Dickens was also a member of the women's auxiliary of the American Legion and VFW posts in Manhattan. Her hobbies included reading, music and miniatures.
Mrs. Dickens is survived by two sons: Patrick M. Dickens and his wife, Anne, of Lafayette, La.; and Michael C. Dickens and his wife, Jodi Williamschen, of Oakland, Calif.; two grandsons: Murray Dickens and Walker Dickens, both of Lafayette, La.; brother-in-law Robert L. Dickens and sister-in-law Marilyn Dickens, both of Manhattan; and cousins Maxine Howard of Gaithersburg, Md., and Deborah Howard of Derwood, Md.
The family will receive friends and family during a visitation from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10th at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan with The Reverend Thomas Miles officiating. Interment will follow in the Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery east of Manhattan.
The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease.
Mrs. Dickens was born Sarah Jane Cuykendall on May 23, 1928 in Wichita, Kan, the daughter of Murray and Nira (Webster) Cuykendall. She was a graduate of Wichita East High School in 1946 and attended Wichita University.
On November 7, 1953, she was married to Ralph A. Dickens in Wichita. She later lived in St. Paul, Minn.; Denver, Colo.; North Little Rock, Ark.; Tarzana, Calif., and Ocean Springs, Miss., while following her husband's career as a technical writer/editor. Her professional career was in medical administration and included working in both private practices and hospitals.
Following her retirement, Mrs. Dickens and her husband moved from Ocean Springs, Miss., where they lived for 23 years, to Manhattan in 1994. They were married for 51 years until Mr. Dickens' death in 2005.
Mrs. Dickens was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, where she was active in the church's Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and the Altar Guild and also volunteered in the church's Encore thrift shop. She was also a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King, a spiritual sisterhood dedicated to a life of prayer and service.
Mrs. Dickens was also a member of the women's auxiliary of the American Legion and VFW posts in Manhattan. Her hobbies included reading, music and miniatures.
Mrs. Dickens is survived by two sons: Patrick M. Dickens and his wife, Anne, of Lafayette, La.; and Michael C. Dickens and his wife, Jodi Williamschen, of Oakland, Calif.; two grandsons: Murray Dickens and Walker Dickens, both of Lafayette, La.; brother-in-law Robert L. Dickens and sister-in-law Marilyn Dickens, both of Manhattan; and cousins Maxine Howard of Gaithersburg, Md., and Deborah Howard of Derwood, Md.
The family will receive friends and family during a visitation from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 10th at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Manhattan with The Reverend Thomas Miles officiating. Interment will follow in the Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery east of Manhattan.
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