Alice Morrill Dickinson, 98, of Richmond, and a former long time resident of Merrimack, passed away peacefully on September 23 at the Pleasant View Center in Concord, NH.

Alice was born on September 11, 1919 in Manchester, NH to the late Arthur Hamlin and Elizabeth Mae (Colby) Morrill.  The family next moved to Litchfield, where Alice attended grammar school. She attended Central High School in Manchester, and graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

Alice married Richard A. Dickinson in 1953.  She was a school teacher in various districts in New Hampshire for forty-two years.  She started in Pelham and ended her career in Merrimack. The English Classroom Wing of Merrimack High School is named the Alice M. Dickinson wing in honor of her years of service.

She was a member of the Naumkeag Grange in Litchfield, the Nashua Area Retired Educators Association, the Concord Coach Society, the Litchfield Historical Society, the Litchfield Presbyterian Church, the Assistant Vice President of the Richmond Historical Society, and proud, current holder of the Richmond Boston Post Cane. She also served as a trustee and docent at the Robert Frost Farm in Derry.

Alice loved spending time with her family, attending family and school reunions, and visiting with friends and former students.  She had recently attended the Colby family reunion which was held this summer at Colby College in Waterville, Maine and was the oldest Colby descendant in attendance.

Alice was predeceased by her husband of sixty-three years, Richard A. Dickinson in 2016, her parents, and her sisters Inez M. Nelson and Christine M. Chowning.

She is survived by a sister Candace M. Hale of Litchfield, NH; nephews John E. Nelson II and wife Tae, and Jay Alan Hale; nieces Carolyn J. Marshall and husband Douglas, Pamela L. Lane and husband Lee, and Heidi E. Hale Miller and husband Greg; several great nieces and  great nephews, and cousins.

A visiting hour will be held at the Litchfield Community Church, 259 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield on Thursday, September 28 from 10 - 11 AM, followed by a funeral service at 11 AM. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery.  A luncheon will be held in the church's fellowship room following the burial.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Alice's name may be made to either the Litchfield Historical Society, 168 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield, NH 03052, the Litchfield Community Church, Presbyterian, 259 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield, NH 03052, or the Richmond Historical Society, 390 Athol Road, Richmond, NH 03470.