Homer E. Dickey

Homer E. Dickey, the son of Orville T. Dickey and Myrtle Ethel Matthews, was born June 11, 1934, in Meade County, Kan. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1952. He attended Midwest School of Evangelism in Ottumwa, Iowa, and met Fern Hick. They were married in August 1954. To this union four children were born.

In October 1984, Homer was united in marriage with Grace Benton. Homer worked 31 years for the U.S. Postal Service from which he retired in June of 1989. He also built homes as a side business. Homer then made a hobby into a business building and repairing computers at Computers Ect. After leaving the computer business, Homer worked from 1997 until 2009 for Jasper County, Iowa. He supervised work crews from the minimum security prison in Newton.

Homer loved his family. He enjoyed nice vehicles, working outdoors and working on computers.

Homer died on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Park Centre in Newton. He was 77 years old. Homer was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Albert Dickey; and one grandson, Joshua Howard.

Those left to honor Homer’s memory include his wife, Grace; his children from his union with Fern, including his sons, Daniel (Amy) Dickey and Donald (Penny) Dickey, and his daughters, Evelyn (Bob) Howard and Linda (Jim) Seiberling; his step-daughters from his union with Grace, Sharon (Paul) Kool and Barbara (David) Muenks; his grandchildren, Melissa, Michael (Hannah), Thaddeus, Elizabeth, Abigail, David, Laura, Jeremy, Katie, Jonathan, Eric and Julianne (David); his step-grandchildren, Julie (Reggie), Brian, Deborah (Todd), Jacqueline (Tim) and Marcella (Daryl); his great-grandchildren, Kayden, Kolton, Arion, Elijah, Tristan and Meleinna; his step-great grandchildren, Brandon, Kaci, Samantha, Benjamin, Ava, Laci, Matthew and Ashley; his brothers, Roy (Ann) Dickey and Roland (Rae Ellen) Dickey; his sisters, Daisey Enochs, Ruby (Larry) Crow and Violet Mallett.

A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be designated to Jasper County Elderly Nutrition in Newton and may be left at the funeral home.