Homer Dickerson

Homer Dickerson passed away Nov. 6, 2015. He was born Sept. 26, 1926 to Lady Faye and Hollis Dickerson. Homer was raised as one of seven siblings in Ewan, Wash. As a child he hitched rides on combines and wheat trucks going through town staying at one place or another working on whatever he could. His favorite thing to do when he wasn't in school was to grab a pole and go fishing at Rock Lake.

Homer's father took him to sign up for the armed services at age 16 where he chose the U.S. Navy. Right after graduation from Ewan High School, Homer was shipped out to ports in the Pacific Ocean, includ...