Marilyn Sue Howard Dickey

Marilyn Sue Howard Dickey was born on July 25, 1950, in Eureka Springs, Ark., to Hubert Artis Howard and Emma Jean Oxford Howard. She passed from this life on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at Clarehouse in Tulsa, Okla., having reached the age of 62 years, 5 months and 8 days. She married Glenn Allison Dickey Jr. on Feb. 20, 1976, in Freeman Heights Baptist Church in Berryville, Ark. They moved to Tulsa in 1982 and were affiliated with the First Baptist Church of Blackburn. She enjoyed Christmas, collecting Santa Clauses, going to craft fairs and especially loved being a Meme. Marilyn is survived by husband, Glenn Allison Dickey Jr., Tulsa, Okla.; three children, Dionna Cameron and her husband, Shane, Copan, Okla., Keeli Smith and her husband, J. Harmon, Birdeye, Ark., Craig Dickey and his wife, Kathy, Oklahoma City, Okla.; grandchildren, Erin, MacKenzie, Dalton, Corie, Katelyn, Chloe and Audrey; mother, Emma Jean Oxford Howard, Berryville, Ark.; sister, Teresa Wood and her husband, Scott, Lowell, Ark.; brother, Todd Howard and his wife, Cheryl, Berryville, Ark.; plus numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Marilyn was preceded in death by her father, Hubert Artis Howard; and her sister, Linda Elaine Howard. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at the First Baptist Church, Blackburn, Okla., with the Rev. Randy Alley officiating. Interment is scheduled to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Berryville Memorial Cemetery, Berryville, Ark., pending state permit approval, under the direction of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee, Okla. In lieu of flowers, family has requested donations be made to Clarehouse, 7617 S. Mingo Road, Tulsa, OK 74133, www.clarehouse.org.