Mrs. Vella Dean Dickinson, age 93, of Winfield, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 in the Cordova Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cordova.  She was born on October 17, 1925 to Harvey and Icie Bell Honnicutt Crowley.

Mrs. Dickinson was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, R. D. Dickinson, sisters, Ludell Gibson, Lucille Collins, Louenge Turner and Nola Sansing, brothers, Houston, Huie, Ed and John Crowley. She is survived by her sons, Harold Dickinson (Melinda) of Birmingham and Kenneth Dickinson (Deborah) of Houston, TX, grandchildren, Kim Miller (Danny) of Austin, TX, Allison Wilson (Shayne) of Houston, TX, and Kevin Dickinson (Holly) of TN, great grandchildren, Shelby Miller, Josh Miller, Bryan Wilson and Taylor Wilson, and two sisters, Earline Robinson of Fayette and Betty Gilliam of Kennedy

Funeral service will be held on Monday, September 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Winfield City Cemetery. Orbie Pearce and Phillip Miles will be the officiating ministers. The visitation will be on Monday, September 2, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (service time) at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to support Breast Cancer Awareness and Alzheimer’s Disease.  Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Dickinson family.