Bennie Oliver Dick, Sr.

1907 - 1993  (85 years)

• Name	Bennie Oliver Dick
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	19 Apr 1907	Williamstown, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Feb 1993	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	9 Feb 1993	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3400	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Isaiah S Dick,   d. 21 Feb 1945, Williamstown, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Mother	Elizabeth Gay Dick
  Family ID	F1761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorena May Ellwood Dick,   b. 6 Oct 1909, Lathrop, Clinton County, Missouri ,   d. 11 Nov 1988, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1926	Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Bennie O Dick, Jr.,   b. 18 Feb 1929, Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas ,   d. 13 Jun 1995, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 66 years) + 2. Wayne Gilbert Dick + 3. Gary Leon Dick,   b. 8 Dec 1947, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 27 Jun 2020  (Age 72 years)   4. Melvin Oliver Dick,   d. 1927
  Documents		Anniversary- Dick, Bennie and Lorena 1 Mr. and Mrs. Dick A golden wedding anniversary reception will honor Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Dick, Rossville, Sunday, Dec. 26 in the Christian Church, Rossville. Friends and relatives are invited to call from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple requests that no gifts be presented. Hosts will be their sons and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Dick Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dick and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dick, all of Rossville. Mr. and Mrs. Dick were married Dec. 31, 1926 in Ottawa. They have seven grandchildren.
  		Anniversary- Dick, Bennie and Lorena 2 60th Anniversary For Rossville Couple Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Dick, Sr., Rossville, are invited to help them celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday, December 28, 1986, at 2:30 p.m. Bennie Oliver Dick and Lorena May Ellwood were married December 31, 1926, at Ottawa, Ks. They have lived in Rossville since 1939. The reception in the Rossville Christian Church, 411 Spruce, will be hosted by their children: Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Dick, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dick, and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dick, all of Rossville. Mr. and Mrs. Dick have seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Dick is a retired farmer.
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2021 21:10:28
  Family ID	F1759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Married - 31 Dec 1926 - Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Dick, Bennie Sr. 1 Bennie O. Dick Sr. ROSSVILLE — Bennie O. Dick Sr., 85, Rossville, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1993, at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 19, 1907, in Williamstown, the son of Isaiah S. and Elizabeth Gay Dick. He spent his early life in Williamstown and moved to Rossville in 1939. Mr. Dick was a farmer and established the Bennie Dick & Sons Fertilizer Business in 1956. He retired in 1972. He was a member of the Christian Church, Hesperian Lodge No. 111, AF&AM, and Senior Citizens Center, all in Rossville, and Scottish Rite bodies, Arab Shrine, and Moose Lodge, all in Topeka. He was married to Lorena May Ellward Dec. 31, 1926, in Ottawa. She died Nov. 11, 1988. A son, Melvin Oliver Dick, died in 1927. Survivors include three sons, Gary L. Dick, Topeka, and Bennie O. Dick Jr., and Wayne G. Dick, both of Rossville; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Christian Church in Rossville. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Dick will lie in state after 3 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where visitation will be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Church in Rossville.
  		Funeral card- Dick, Bennie Sr. 2 In Loving Memory Of Bennie O. Dick Sr. Born April 19, 1907 Died February 7, 1993 Funeral Service 2-00 P.M. Tuesday Rossville Christian Church Officiating The Reverend Robert I. Sieh Musician - Janice Sharp Visitation 7-30 to 8-30 P.M. Monday Verschelden Chapel Casket Bearers Rodney Dick, Kevin Dick, Scott Dick, Jeff Dick, Randy Dick, Bob Gentry Interment Rossville Cemetery
  		Obituary- Dick, Bennie Sr. 3 Bennie O. Dick Sr. Bennie O. Dick, Sr., 85, Rossville, died Sunday, February 7, 1993, at a Topeka hospital. He was born April 19, 1907, in Williamstown, the son of Isaiah S. and Elizabeth Gay Dick. He spent his early life in Williamstown and moved to Rossville in 1939. Mr. Dick was a farmer and established the Bennie Dick & Sons Fertilizer Business in 1956. He retired in 1972. He was a member of the Christian Church, Hesperian Lodge No. 111, AF&AM, and Senior Citizens Center, all in Rossville, and Scottish Rite bodies, Arab Shrine, and Moose Lodge, all in Topeka. He was married to Lorena May Ellwood December 31, 1926, in Ottawa. She died November 11, 1988. A son, Melvin Oliver Dick, died in 1927. Survivors include three sons, Bennie O. Dick, Jr., Wayne G. Dick, both of Rossville, and Gary L. Dick, Topeka; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; and his companion, Gladys Sherwin, Rossville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday (today) at the Christian Church in Rossville. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Verschelden Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Church in Rossville.