Helen E. Dickerson, age 102, of Washington, Iowa died Friday, May 14, 2010 at the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington after failing in health.

Celebration of life services will be held 1:30 pm Tuesday, May 18th at the Jones Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Visitation will begin noon Monday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 Monday evening. Interment will take place at the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth, Iowa. Memorials have been established for the First Christian Church or the M.L. McCreedy Home. Online condolences may be sent for Helen's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com .

Helen was born September 28, 1907 in Lineville, Iowa the daughter of Oliver and Venealia Rockhold. She attended school in the Lineville area. On April 20, 1935 she was united in marriage to Claude C. Dickerson in Bethany, Missouri. She was previously married to Roger Kindred.

Helen lived most of her life in the Washington and Ainsworth areas. She was a homemaker and her family was her top priority. Later in life she worked at the Washington County Hospital until her retirement. Helen loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and gardening. She enjoyed spending time with her family and playing the guitar.

She is survived by ten children including daughter Ruby Leichty and husband Bob of Guttenberg, Iowa; daughter Norma Stutzman and husband Hubert of Willard, Missouri; son Bill Kindred and wife Judy of McGregor, Iowa; son Carl Kindred and wife Lou of Willard, Missouri; daughter Kathryn Ahrens of Quincy, Illinois; daughter Jean Black of Washington, Iowa; daughter Maggie Elliott and husband Bob of Iowa City, Iowa; son Paul Dickerson and wife Nancy of Muscatine, Iowa; daughter Lois Drayfahl and husband Jim of Ainsworth, Iowa; son Gary Dickerson of Denver, Colorado; as well as many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents, husband Claude in 1969, eight brothers and sisters, two son-in-laws, John Ahrens and Orin Black, two grandsons, one grandson-in-law and one great granddaughter.