Mildred Louise Dickey
August 10, 1924 – June 29, 2022
Mildred Louise Dickey, 97, of Fishers, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at IU Health Saxony Fishers.
She was born on August 10, 1924 to Vance and Rudye (Ramsey) Mitchell in Clay, Kentucky.
Mrs. Dickey graduated in 1942 from Tech High School and worked for Allison escorting visitors in and out of the building prior to WW2. She married Jack Dickey in September of 1944. She was a Sunday School teacher at Brightwood Christian Church and a high school youth leader at North Tacoma Christian Church. Mrs. Dickey was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church and was awarded a 50-year pin as a member of the Order of Eastern Star where she held chair of Ruth from 1959-60. She enjoyed Churchill Downs races, playing euchre and poker, and going to Florida in the winter. She was also Brownie, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader and a baseball mom. She enjoyed their lake house on Lake Shafer, boat rides with her grandkids, and taking them to Indiana Beach. Most of all, Mrs. Dickey loved her family and her God.
Survivors include her two children Jack W. (Dee) Dickey Jr. and Kathy J. (Bruce) Howe; son-in-law Nick Knepple; four grandchildren Jack W. (Kim) Dickey III, Michelle (Ryan) Bartlett, Ryan (Amy) Howe and Amy (Preston) Myers; four great-grandchildren, Jack W. Dickey IV, Nicole Dickey, Gavin Dickey and Kira Howe; as well as many nieces & nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Jack W. Dickey Sr.; daughter Beverly Knepple; two grandchildren Janette and Daniel Knepple; and three siblings Ann Little, William Mitchell and Bette Carter.
Visitation is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with services scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 4780 East 126th St, in Carmel. Dr. Brian White will officiate. Private family burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis.
Online condolences may be made at www.randallroberts.com.