Anita M. Dickeson, 97, a lifelong resident of Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

Memorial services for Anita and her son Michael will be Monday, June 27, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at First Christian Church with Rev. Russell Cooper officiating.  Burial for both Anita and Michael will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery.  Memorial contributions are suggested to First Christian Church or Christian Women’s Fellowship and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom the final arrangements have been entrusted.  Online condolences may be left at www.arensbergpruett.com.

Anita was born October 22, 1917 the oldest of three children of William H. and Gladys Scott Harrison. She attended schools in Atchison.

She was married to Chester O. Dickeson on October 16, 1937 in Troy, Kansas.  Mr. Dickeson preceded her in death on June 6, 1977.

Anita worked for the Atchison Hospital in the delivery room and later at the Atchison Courthouse.

Anita was a member of First Christian Church.  Anita was always known throughout the years as a lady who was very concerned with making sure she presented herself with proper manners and appearance to her friends and acqaintances.  She had a passion for making quilts, and shared those works of art with her many relatives over the years.  Anita cultivated many lifelong friendships over the years including her relationships with Joyce Nolan, Louise Pruett and Chubby Darrenkamp, to name just a few, who were very attentive to her in her final years.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977 and their only child, Michael P. Dickeson on April 21, 2016, a sister Maxine and a brother, William A. “Red” Harrison.