Pamela Ann Dierker, 70, of rural Sweet Springs, MO, died Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2023, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Sweet Springs, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com

Born May 9, 1952, in Ithaca, NY, she was the daughter of the late Delos R. Ryant Sr. and Corrine A.  Esslinger Ryant. On July 21, 1972, in Las Vegas, NV, she married Dale Dierker Sr. who survives of the home. She had lived in Sweet Springs the past 46 years previously living in California and Louisiana. She was a graduate of Saline County Career Center where she received a licensed practical nursing degree. She loved reading, gardening and crafting.

Survivors include her husband, Dale; one son, Dale Dierker Jr. (Victoria) of Blackburn, MO; one daughter, Kristina Dierker Graf (Scott) of Greenwood, MO; five grandchildren, Jeffery (Sloane) Dierker, Mackynze (Juan) Driver, Noah (Jolynda) Dierker, Gage Driver and Rebekah (Brandon) Shearer; one great-grandchild due July 2023; multiple step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Steve Ryant (Vickie) and Kevin Ryant (Michelle); a sister-in-law, Beverly Ryant; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Pamela was preceded in death by three brothers,

Delos Ryant Jr. (Susan), Michael Ryant (Roxanne) and Pat Ryant.