Bath — Gladys E. (Cowley) Dickinson, age 91, formerly of Westrum House in Topsham, died Sunday March 17, 2019 at Winship Green Center for Health and Rehabilitation.
She was born May 27, 1927 in Brunswick a daughter of Wilbur L. and Gladys E. Crossman Cowley Sr. She was a graduate of Brunswick High School, class of 1946. She married Richard Bibber of Harpswell they were divorced prior to his passing. Then she married Frank Booth of Brunswick who passed away in 1973. In 1978 she moved to Mississippi and married Albert Dickinson they were divorced prior to his passing. She reunited with her high school sweet heart Thomas “Tom” Coffin and lived with him for nearly 20 years at Gurnet in Harpswell until he passed in June 2008.
She worked as an operator for New England Telephone in Maine and Florida. Most recently she had been a receptionist at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. She enjoyed knitting hats, socks and mittens for family and others. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles, cross stitch and coloring.
She is predeceased by a brothers Wilbur Jr, William,Ronald and Prescott Cowley; sisters Olga, Gloria Corbett, Patricia Ricker.
She is survived by a daughter Gale Cowley Longley and her husband William, JR. of Woolwich; a brother and his wife Paul and Barbara Cowley of Scarborough; two granddaughters, Melissa Longley of Woolwich, Abbie Longley and fiancé Amy Hinds of West Bath, two great granddaughters, Margaret Longley of West Bath and Laurel Higgins of Woolwich; five great grandsons, Logan Riley, William Riley, Benjamin Riley, Garrett Riley, and Declan Riley all of Woolwich.Sister In-law Betty Cowley of Oklahoma, several nieces and nephews.
At her request, interment services will be held at a later date in Riverside Cemetery, Brunswick. Memorial contributions can be made to The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital 22 Bramhall Street Portland , Maine 04102 . Memories and condolences can be shared at www.brackettfh.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Brackett Funeral Home, Brunswick.
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