Martha Houck Dickens was born January 16, 1910, in Rowan County, NC and celebrated her 100th birthday in Salisbury before her death on May 21, 2010. She was the daughter of the late George Fisher and Fannie Goodman Houck and was preceded in death by her husband Rev. J. Ray Dickens.

A graduate of Rowan County Farm Life High School and the Presbyterian Assembly Training School for Lay Workers, she served as Director of Christian Education for First Presbyterian Church of Wilson, NC, until her marriage in 1938. She and her husband served churches in Pink Hill, Maxton, Concord, and Lillington, NC, and she was an ordained elder of the Presbyterian Church (USA). In her later years she moved to the Lutheran Home in Salisbury and attended Thyatira Presbyterian Church, in which she grew up.
She is survived by her daughters: Harriett Dickens and Brenda Dickens Kitson
Brother: Samuel M. Houck
Many Nephews and Nieces
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent to the Christian Education Endowment fund at the Thyatira Presbyterian Church, 220 White Road, Salisbury NC 28144.
A Committal Service will be conducted 3:30 pm on Monday, May 24th at Harnett Memorial Park in Lillington. A Memorial Service will follow at the Lillington Presbyterian Church at 4 pm with Rev. Dr. William Goodnight and the Rev. Bertrand C. Pitchford officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. A second Memorial Service will be held at the Lutheran Home in Salisbury, on July 24 at 11 a.m.
A Committal Service will be conducted 3:30 pm on Monday, May 24th at Harnett Memorial Park in Lillington. A Memorial Service will follow at the Lillington Presbyterian Church at 4 pm with Rev. Dr. William Goodnight and the Rev. Bertrand C. Pitchford officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. A second Memorial Service will be held at the Lutheran Home in Salisbury, on July 24 at 11 a.m.