Linda Dayle (Smith) Dickman, 75, died June 30, 2023, at Azria Health Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine. She was born Dec. 28, 1947, to Arthur Neslen and Jessie Fern (Golden) Smith in Missouri Valley. Linda attended and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1966. Linda married Richard Henry Dickman in 1966 at the RLDS Church in Woodbine. To this union, two sons were born, Gerald Dean and Jody Lee. Linda loved being a stay-at-home mom to her two boys when they were young and when they got older, she worked part time jobs in Woodbine including Foodland, Whitmore’s Home Decorating Center and the Woodbine Schools.
Linda enjoyed cooking, baking, camping, crocheting and genealogy research. Linda and her sister Elaine were very instrumental in starting and operating the Harrison County Genealogy Society. She loved spending time with her boys, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She spent many years at various fields (football, baseball, softball and soccer) along with wrestling and swim meets and trap shooting events thru three generations. She was famous for making chocolate chip cookies which she took to the various sporting events.
Linda is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard on May 22, 2010; father-in-law, Harold Dickman Sr.; mother-in-law, Marion Dickman; brother, Dean Smith; and nephew, Tim Ehlert. She is survived by her two sons, Jerry (Kim) Dickman of Logan and Jody (Shanell) Dickman of Woodbine; three grandchildren, Audrina (Levi) Malone of Gretna, Neb., Kyle (Kylie) Dickman of Papillion, Neb. and Stetson (Caitlyn) Dickman of Dunlap; five great-grandchildren, Maguire, Sterling and Mila Malone, Waltrey Dickman, and Oakleigh Dickman; sister, Elaine (Richard) Ehlert of Woodbine; sister-in-law, Carolyn Smith of Woodbine; and many other relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine. Beth Fouts presided over the service. The recorded musical selections were “Dancing in the Sky”, “Down to the River to Pray” and “Time for Me to Fly”. The honorary pallbearers were Audrina, Maguire, Sterling and Mila Malone, Kylie and Waltrey Dickman, Caitlyn and Oakleigh Dickman, Julie Parker and Becky Brooks. The pallbearers were Kyle Dickman, Stetson Dickman, Levi Malone, Darin Smith, Brian Smith and Danny Ehlert. Linda’s final resting place is at the Bigler’s Grove Cemetery.
Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine was in charge of the arrangements. ww.foutsfuneralhome.com
