Obituary
Rebecca Lynn (Dickey) Cyrus
(August 17, 1937 - December 21, 2021)
Rebecca Lynn Dickey
Cyrus, 84 of Huntington, WV passed away on Tuesday, December 21,
2021. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 10:00
a.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Raymond J. Hage
officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. She was born August
17, 1937, in Huntington, the daughter of the late Herman C. and Ida
Pinkerman Dickey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
a nephew Aaron L. Dickey. Becky graduated from Huntington schools and
attended Marshall College, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega
Sorority. In later years, she became a member of the sorority’s Alumni
Chapter. She worked as an Administrative Assistant for Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance Co. She was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church since
1974 where she served more than 20 years on the Altar Guild and was a member
of St. Martha’s Guild. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years,
Bill C. Cyrus, a daughter and son-in-law, Monica L. Dawson and Dr. G.
Stephen Dawson of Charleston, WV; son, Robert C. Cyrus of Union, KY.
Survivors also include four grandchildren, Katherine M. Dawson of Grove
City, OH and Michael C. Dawson of Huntington, and Chandler C. (Kathryn)
Cyrus and Payton R. Cyrus of Florence, KY; great-grandchildren, Kennedy Rae
Latta and Vanessa Cyrus; brothers and sisters-in-law, Frank F. and Lorain
Dickey and Charles C. and Patty Dickey; sister-in-law, Sharon L. Weed and
three nephews, Michael, Gregory and Joseph Weed. In lieu of flowers those
who wish may make memorial contributions to St. John’s Episcopal Church 3000
Washington, Blvd. Huntington, WV 25705.
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