Grace Mathews Dickson

November 21, 1917 - October 4, 2020

Grace Mathews Dickson, age 102, of Kankakee passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at her home. She was born November 21, 1917 in Rising City, NE, the daughter of Louis & Ruby (Anson) Mathews. Grace married David C. Dickson on December 24, 1943 in Chicago. Grace worked for 20 years as the Teacher Placement Counselor at the University of Chicago. In 1963, she came to Kankakee and taught for 20 years at Kankakee High School and Eastridge High School. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Retired Teachers, Kankakee Woman’s Club, Tuesday Book Review Group, Quadrille Club, Riverside Twig, Phi Chi Theta, and Delta Pi Epsilon. Grace was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Cremation rites have been accorded. Private inurnment will be held at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ridge Farm. Arrangements by Schreffler Funeral Home in Kankakee. Memorials may be made in her name to Asbury United Methodist Church.