Lewis James Dickerson

Lewis James Dickerson, 105, passed away January 16, 2019. Services will be held Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. with a time of sharing at 4:00 p.m.

Lew served in the Navy for 30 years and was also a certified diver for down to 90 feet for naval ship repair. After retirement, Lew traveled with his wife and grandsons and eventually settled in Zephyrhills, FL on Avion Drive. Lew dabbled in the home brewing of beer and the boys always named each batch “the best yet.” After Edith died, Lew met Helen, also living on Avion Drive, and they married in 1994. The couple moved between West Des Moines and Florida, spending summers at Clear Lake where Helen’s family delighted in Lew’s referral to the dock as a pier.

He will be greatly missed by his wife of 25 years, Helen; grandchildren, Lee, Dean and Michael (Karen) Pluebell; great-grandsons, Jake and Noah; stepsons, William (Jacque), Richard (Lynn) and Thomas (Leslie) Miller; 7 step-grandchildren; 17 step-great-grandchildren; extended relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his daughters, Judy and Kay; his first wife, Edith; and brothers, George and Robert.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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