Jennifer Lynn Dickerson

December 15, 1967 - April 6, 2005

Jennifer Lynn Dickerson: Jennifer passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 in Guthrie County, IA at the age of 37 years, 3 months and 22 days. Jennifer is survived by her husband, Ken and her four children: Kenneth, Gabrielle, Benjamin, and Abraham ""Bootcamp""; her mother, Rowena Staples of Skowhegan, ME; her mother-in-law, Marge Dickerson of Oskaloosa, IA; three brothers: Russell (Kathleen) Staples of Calias, ME; Kenneth Staples of Skowhegan, ME; Chris Staples of Oskaloosa, IA; a sister: Lisa Holt of Cornville, ME; a special friend she call her sister, Paula (James) Bradley of Greenville, SC; her brothers-in-law: Larry (Dora) Dickerson of Lancaster, TX and Vernon (Diane) Bunnell of Oskaloosa; and sisters-in-law: Rose Carson, Diane Bower, Lavonne (Dale) Witzenburg, and Shirley (Phil) Owens, all of Oskaloosa; and 32 nieces and nephews. Jennifer Lynn Dickerson, daughter of Guy & Rowena Whitten Staples was born Dec. 15, 1967 in Beverly, MA. She was a 1986 graduate of Kalaheo High School in Kailua, HI. On May 28, 1986 she married Kenneth Dean Dickerson in Honolulu, HI; they moved to Oskaloosa where they began their life together. Jennifer served as the district manager of Breadeaux Pizza and then as general manager for Penn Central Mall. In 1994, the family moved to Des Moines, where Jennifer took a management position with Merle Hay Mall. With the birth of her 4th child, Jennifer devoted her life to her home and family. After her youngest began school, Jennifer took a position as project coordinator with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and was promoted to district manager within 6 months. Jennifer loved being a mother and had a passion for helping those in need. She enjoyed mountain climbing, camping and especially running; she was a member of several Des Moines Running groups, the Des Moines Marathon Training Group and had completed two marathons. She was preceded in death by her father, her father-in-law, Lloyd Dickerson and a special nephew, Dale Witzenburg. PDF Printable Version