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Lawrence "Larry" James Dickey
Last updated 21 Oct 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 15 Oct 1948 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Died: 11 Apr 2022
Father: James "Jim" Lester Dickey (1926 – 2001)
Mother: Dorothy Maris "Dorotha" Spear (1927 – 2020)
marriage-npri-dickey-thompson (1969: Marriage records for Lawrence J. Dickey and Sandra E. Thompson (1969); Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 Oct 2023), no physical record image; citing “Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Lawrence J. Dickey).
memorialcard-robert-dIckey-2009: Memorial card (funeral program) for Robert James Dickey (2009); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Larry Dickey).
obituary-dorotha-dickey-2020: Obituary for Dorotha Maris Dickey (2020); Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home (https://www.behrenswilson.com: accessed 14 Oct 2020), single location (Rapid City, South Dakota), published after 10 Oct 2020
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Lawrence James [Dickey]).
obituary-james-dickey-2001: Obituary for James L. Dickey (2001); “Obituaries: James L. Dickey,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 26 Sep 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 2001 ⟩ May ⟩ May 09 2001, Wed ⟩ Page 32”, column 1; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), May 9, 2001 (Wednesday), page D2, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Larry Dickey).
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Lawrence (Larry) James Dickey).
periodical-dickey-40th-2009: “Dickey, 40th,” social news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 12 Jan 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 2009 ⟩ 02 ⟩ 15” page 35; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 15 Feb 2009 (Sunday), page D5, column 1” [The story is under the “Anniversaries” heading in the Milestones section.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Larry Dickey).
periodical-dickey-morgan-1966: “Dickey-Morgan,” wedding description; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 26 Sep 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 1966 ⟩ December ⟩ Dec 11 1966 ⟩ Page 21”, column 4; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), December 11, 1966 (Sunday), page 21, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Larry Dickey).
story-depression-stories-dorotha-dickey: Dorotha Dickey, “Maris’ History”; email from {private}, sent 26 Apr 2009
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Larry [Dickey]).
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obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes date (October 15, 1948) and location (Rapid City, South Dakota).
marriage-npri-dickey-thompson (1969: Marriage records for Lawrence J. Dickey and Sandra E. Thompson (1969); Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 Oct 2023), no physical record image; citing “Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (20) and estimated birth date (about 1949). Using his age and the marriage date of 17 Feb 1969 gives a birth date range from 18 Feb 1948 to 17 Feb 1949.
obituary-dorotha-dickey-2020: Obituary for Dorotha Maris Dickey (2020); Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home (https://www.behrenswilson.com: accessed 14 Oct 2020), single location (Rapid City, South Dakota), published after 10 Oct 2020
Comment Detail: Source includes date (October of 1948) and location (Rapid City [, South Dakota]).
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obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes date (April 11, 2022).
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obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source identifies Lawrence James Dickey as a biological child of Jim Dickey.
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obituary-dorotha-dickey-2020: Obituary for Dorotha Maris Dickey (2020); Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home (https://www.behrenswilson.com: accessed 14 Oct 2020), single location (Rapid City, South Dakota), published after 10 Oct 2020
Comment Detail: Source identifies Larry [Dickey] as a child of Dorotha Maris Dicky. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source identifies Lawrence James Dickey as a biological child of Maris Dickey.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: {private}
Married: 17 Feb 1969 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, United States
marriage-npri-dickey-thompson (1969: Marriage records for Lawrence J. Dickey and Sandra E. Thompson (1969); Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 19 Oct 2023), no physical record image; citing “Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (17 Feb 1969) and location (Parker [County], Texas, USA).
memorialcard-robert-dIckey-2009: Memorial card (funeral program) for Robert James Dickey (2009); privately held
Comment Detail: Source identifies Larry and Sandy Dicky as married.
obituary-dorotha-dickey-2020: Obituary for Dorotha Maris Dickey (2020); Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home (https://www.behrenswilson.com: accessed 14 Oct 2020), single location (Rapid City, South Dakota), published after 10 Oct 2020
Comment Detail: Source identifies Sandy as the spouse of Larry Dickey.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source notes that Lawrence Dickey married Sandra Thompson while he was in the U.S. Army.
periodical-dickey-40th-2009: “Dickey, 40th,” social news; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 12 Jan 2021) ⟩ “United States of America ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 2009 ⟩ 02 ⟩ 15” page 35; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 15 Feb 2009 (Sunday), page D5, column 1” [The story is under the “Anniversaries” heading in the Milestones section.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date of 40th annivesary (Feb. 17, 2009), and location (Weatherford, Texas). Subtracting 40 from 2009 gives 1969.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Graduation: Rapid City High School, 1966 at Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Military Branch Entry: U.S. Army, Abt Oct 1966
Military Service: tour in Vietnam, Aft Oct 1966 at , , , Vietnam
Moved To Residence: Abt 1970 at , , California, United States
Employer: Bill's Tire Shop, Aft 1970
Moved To Residence: 1979 at Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States
Moved To Residence: Abt Mar 1993 at , , South Dakota, United States
Church: Bible Felllowship Church, Aft 1993
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1966) and school name (Rapid City High School). The school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes date ("as soon as he turned 18 in the fall of 1966" [about Oct 1966]) and branch (United States Army).
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source notes Lawrence did a tour in Vietnam. Clearly this was after his induction in October 1966, but I don't know his discharge date, or the exact dates of his tour of duty.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes approximate date ("after completing his [Lawrence Dickey's] military service" [estimated as 1970 (1966+4)]) and destination ("Southern California") that Lawrence, Sandra, and Stacey moved.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes employer (Bill's Tire Shop). It notes that he worked for a few [unnamed] tire automotive retail stores after the family's move to Southern California before working for the named employer.
memorialcard-robert-dIckey-2009: Memorial card (funeral program) for Robert James Dickey (2009); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes approximate move date (son Rob's birth date plus 8 years [about 1979]) and location (Salem, Oregon).
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1979) and destination (Salem, Oregon) for Lawrence and Sandra's move with their children Stacy, Robert, and Jason.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes approximate date (spring of 1993) and location ("Black Hills" [, South Dakota]).
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes earliest possible year (1993 [when Lawrence and Sandra moved to the Black Hills]) church name (Bible Fellowship Church). The church was probably located in Rapid City, South Dakota, but that isn't specified.
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Attributes
Residence: at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Occupation: Willamette Valley Tire Sales (co-owner with wife Sandra) at Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States
Religion: Christian (unspecified)
Occupation: Zip Feed and Poultry (co-owner with Janice Dickey)
Residence: at Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
Education: primary school (start first grade) at , Custer County, South Dakota, United States
Education: primary school at Caputa, Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
memorialcard-robert-dIckey-2009: Memorial card (funeral program) for Robert James Dickey (2009); privately held
Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 19, 1971) and location (Long Beach, California).
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes approximate ownership date ([moved to follow the dream of owning their own tire shop, so about 1970]), sell date ("spring" 1993), business name (Willamette Valley Tire Sales). The shop is located in Salem, Oregon and co-owned by Lawrence and Sandra.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1985) that he adopted the Christian faith at a Christian conference.
misc-history-of-dm-ag-supply: “Our History and Our Future…,” anonymous, D&M Ag Supply (https://www.dm-agsupply.com/: accessed 19 Oct 2023)
Comment Detail: Source notes the year Lawrence and Janice took over Zip Feed and Poultry (1994) and the year (2018) they sold the business.
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes earliest possible year (1993 [the year Lawrence moved back to the Black Hills]), sell year (2018), business (Zip Feed and Poultry), and notes that he bought it with his sister Janice Dicky, from their parents.
obituary-james-dickey-2001: Obituary for James L. Dickey (2001); “Obituaries: James L. Dickey,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 26 Sep 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ South Dakota ⟩ Rapid City ⟩ Rapid City Journal ⟩ 2001 ⟩ May ⟩ May 09 2001, Wed ⟩ Page 32”, column 1; citing “Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), May 9, 2001 (Wednesday), page D2, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (May 7, 2001) and location (Rapid City [, South Dakota]).
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes school level (start first grade) and location (Custer State Park [, South Dakota]). This is presumably in the Galena Creek Schoolhouse located east of Custer. (Not to be confused with the Galena School in Lawrence County, South Dakota.)
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
Comment Detail: Source includes school level (primary school) and location (Caputa [, South Dakota]).
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Larry enjoyed racing cars at the Ascot Raceway in Gardena, California with his friend Butch [whom he followed in moving to Southern California]. The raceway is a figure-8 dirt track. [obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022]
Larry was active in his children's lives: coaching in Little League, camping, fishing, hunting, and bowling. He and his wife would serve as cooks at their children's summer church camp and back-pack with the yough group. [obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022]
After moving back to the Black Hills in 1993, Larry enjoyed his 1959 Chevrolet Impala and going to the races, playing softball, camping, and square danceing. [obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022]
Larry suffered a virus in Autumn 2001 that attacked his heart and lungs, requiring the implantation of a pacemaker/defibrillator unit. However, his constitution was strong enough that he outlasted his doctors' initial estimates. [obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022]
After selling the feed store in 2018, Larry retired but continued to enjoy square dancing, camping, travelling and game nights with family and friends. [obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022]
obituary-lawrence-dickey-2022: Obituary for Lawrence James Dickey (2022); Kirk Funeral Home and Cremation Services (https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com: accessed 18 Oct 2023),”single location” (Rapid City, South Dakota)
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
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