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Patsy Hill Dickens, 58, of Rutherfordton, North Carolina died at home Friday, March 30 after a valiant fight against ovarian cancer.
She was a native of Sterling, Oklahoma, where she graduated from high school. She graduated Summa cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University where she was named the Outstanding Senior Woman of her class. She also attended Southern Methodist University where she received her masters degree. Upon receiving her MFA as a Speech and Language Pathologist, her ministry as a college professor spanned more than 30 years at Ouachita Baptist University, Texas Christian University, and Gardner-Webb University. For many years she worked with stroke patients and their families in Hot Springs, Arkansas and in Fort Worth, Texas.
Loved for her sense of humor, her kindness, her Christian faith, and her commitment to excellence, she challenged students to personal, academic, and spiritual growth. In addition to her "routine" responsibilities, Patsy was also a partner of Membercare, a resource group providing care for missionaries in Southeast Asia.
She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Shelby, NC.
Patsy was a member of the Oklahoma All-State basketball team in 1966, and for several years she held records in Oklahoma girls' high school basketball. She was twice named an "All-American" athlete in collegiate basketball, and was captain of the Pan American women's basketball team in 1970.
Patsy's joy was her family and friends. She will be dearly missed by her husband, Doug, her daughters Lori Peak and Kristen Dickens, and her granddaughter Kayleigh Peak. She is survived by her parents, Edward and Ida Hill of Lawton, Oklahoma; two sisters Karen Sherry of Oklahoma City, and Nancy Warden and her husband Rick of Chickasha, Oklahoma; nephew Matt Sherry and niece Jeanna Smith and her husband Todd. She leaves behind many friends who love her and are blessed by her friendship.
A memorial service will be celebrated at Denton Baptist Church in Marlow, Oklahoma Monday afternoon at 1:00 pm, with Rev. Jerry Couch officiating. Memorial gifts may be designated to the Kayleigh Peak Scholarship fund at Gardner-Webb University, P. O. Box 997, Boiling Springs, North Carolina 28017.
Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is serving the family.
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