Mary Jane Dickens, 86, died March 28, 2013 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born October 19, 1926 at Ozark, Missouri, the daughter of Luther Alexander and Ruby Mildred (Nix) Young. She married Preston Maynard Dickens, Jr. October 12, 1946 at Pratt, Kansas. He died January 28, 2002. A Great Bend resident since 1953, coming from Pratt, Kansas, and Ozark, Missouri, Mrs. Dickens owned and operated Mary Jane's Sewing Center for thirty years, retiring in 2004. She loved reading her Bible daily, working find-a-word puzzles, playing Bingo at Cherry Village and watching KU basketball. Mrs. Dickens was a member of First Southern Baptist Church and CKMC Auxiliary, both of Great Bend. Survivors include two sons: Dale Dickens, Great Bend; and Ron Dickens and his wife Merry, Adel, Iowa; one daughter, Cindy Dolechek and her husband Don, Albert, Kansas; one brother, Luther Young, Springfield, Missouri; two sisters: Irma Ruth Stockstill, Bolivar, Missouri; and Ella Mae Young, Lee's Summit, Missouri; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth Young; and one sister, Betty Lou Royal. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend Dr. Doyle Smith officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2013 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to First Southern Baptist Church, in care of the funeral home.