Betty Joan Dickens

Betty Joan Dickens, 78, of Evansville, IN, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Charlier Hospice Center in Evansville. She was born on December 17, 1935 in McLean Co., to the late Conrad and Iva Keith Towery. Betty had worked as a cook for the Days Inn and enjoyed reading and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Ray Dickens on September 18, 1994, a daughter, Shirley Lynn Shelton on December 28, 2007, a granddaughter, Sesha Dickens on March 2, 2008, and a brother, Randall Towery in January of 1990.

Surviving are a daughter, Susan Gay Lane of Evansville, three sons, Carroll Ray (Brenda) Dickens of Springfield, TN, Terry Wade Dickens of Springfield, and Tracy Matthew (Judith) Dickens of Hartford, a stepdaughter, Jennifer Kay Ligon of Warrensburg, N.Y., 12 grandchildren, David and Kevin Shelton, Breanna Lane, Christina Driscoll, Nicole Boyle, Joshua, Megan, and Meredith Dickens, Skye Taylor, Jessica Fulkerson-Skaggs, and Matthew and Zachary Dickens, 17 great grandchildren, a brother, William R. Towery of Owensboro, and four sisters, Dorothy Leishman and Kathy L. Embry, both of Maceo, Brenda J. Gordon of Calhoun, and Rosalee Estes of Evansville.

Services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 28, at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory with burial following in Brushy Fork Cemetery in Daviess Co. Visitation will begin at 12 Noon Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Deaconess VNA Plus Home Care and Hospice, P. O. Box 3487, Evansville, IN 47734-9983 (www.deaconessvnaplus.org). Online condolences may be placed at www.glennfuneralhome.com.