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Clifford Wayne Dickerson

Male 1954 - 1986  (31 years)


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  • Name Clifford Wayne Dickerson 
    Born 12 Oct 1954  Norton, Norton County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Jul 1986  Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Jul 1986  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3416  Rossville
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2019 

    Father L.C. Dickerson 
    Mother Virginia Roedel Dickerson 
    Family ID F1783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Jane Rezac Dickerson,   b. 29 Nov 1955, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1986, Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1986  Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2019 21:04:03 
    Family ID F1782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jun 1986 - Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jul 1986 - Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Dickerson, Nancy and Dickerson, Clifford 1
    Obituary- Dickerson, Nancy and Dickerson, Clifford 1


    NANCY REZAC DICKERSON
    CLIFFORD W. DICKERSON

    Mrs. Nancy Rezac Dickerson, 30, Topeka, and her husband, Clifford W. Dickerson, 31, drowned Sunday, July 27, 1986, in Perry Reservoir. Mrs. Dickerson’s body was recovered Sunday; Mr. Dickerson’s body was recovered Tuesday.

    Mrs. Dickerson worked for Kaw Valley State Bank and Trust Co. in Topeka the past 12 years.

    She was born November 29, 1955, at Wamego, the daughter of Ernest E. and Martha J. Wood Rezac. She graduated from Rossville High School in 1974, and lived in Topeka the past 12 years,

    Mrs. Dickerson was a member of the Rossville Christian Church.

    Mr. Dickerson was a paint and body repairman at Country Corvette at Nortonville. He was a Navy veteran.

    He was born October 12, 1954, at Norton, the son of L.C. and Virginia Roedel Dickerson. He was graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1972. He lived in Topeka since November 1985, and formerly lived at Raleigh, N.C.

    The couple was married, June 14, 1986, at Springfield, Mo.

    Mrs. Dickerson’s survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Rezac, Route 1, Silver Lake; a sister, Mrs. Janice Prior, Route 1, Rossville; a brother, David Rezac, Route 1, Silver Lake; and grandparents, E.W. and Ruby Rezac, Rossville, and Mrs. Mary Wood, Route 1, Rossville.

    Mr. Dickerson’s survivors include his parents, L.C. and Virginia Dickerson, Ozawkie; three sisters, Tana Dickerson, Ozawkie, Mrs. Jean Coday, Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. Mona Brower, Kansas City, Ks.; a brother, Dan Dickerson, Kansas City, Mo.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Pansy Roedel, Oberlin.

    Double services for the couple were at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. A prayer service was at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary.

    Memorials for Mrs. Dickerson may be made to the Rossville Christian. Church; memorials for Mr. Dickerson may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, Topeka 66611. Hampton-Barrett Funeral Home in Oskaloosa was in charge of arrangements for Mr. Dickerson.
    Obituary- Dickerson, Nancy and Dickerson, Clifford 2
    Obituary- Dickerson, Nancy and Dickerson, Clifford 2
    Dickerson Couple Drown In Perry Lake

    (from Topeka “Capital-Journal”)

    Nancy J. Rezac Dickerson, 30, and her husband, Clifford W. Dickerson, 31, both drowned in Perry Lake on Sunday, July 27, 1986.

    Mrs. Dickerson’s body was discovered Sunday evening and Mr. Dickerson’s body was recovered early Tuesday in the Longview area at Perry Lake. An autopsy revealed Mrs. Dickerson drowned.

    Dr. Angel Arafiles, Oskaloosa, deputy Jefferson County coroner, said Tuesday that Dickerson’s death had also been ruled a drowning and no autopsy was done.

    Although no witness to the accident have been found, Jefferson County Sheriff Roy Dunnaway said authorities theorize the couple drowned after Mrs. Dickerson went wading in the lake with her dogs, slipped on some rocks and panicked.

    Dunnaway said he believes Dickerson saw his wife struggling in the water, ran in to save her, got in trouble himself and drowned.

    Dickerson, who was described by family members as a strong swimmer, was clad in cutoff jean shorts and tennis shoes when he was found. His wife who could not swim and was afraid of the water, was wearing a swimsuit, Dunnaway said.

    Dunnaway said some moss-covered rocks on the north side of the cove where the woman’s body was found showed signs someone had slipped and then struggled against them in an attempt to right themselves.

    “It appears to be just a panic-type situation,” Dunnaway said.

    Rescue workers from the sheriff’s department, the Fish and Game Commission and the Corps of Engineers participated in the search for Mr. Dickerson’s body. Divers from Shawnee County and a bloodhound from the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing were also called in.

    Mrs. Dickerson was the daughter of Ernest and Martha Rezac, Silver Lake. The couple was married June 14, 1986.

    The obituaries appear in this issue.
    Funeral card- Dickerson, Clifford and Nancy 3
    Funeral card- Dickerson, Clifford and Nancy 3
    In Memory Of
    NANCY JANE REZAC DICKERSON
    BORN
    November 29, 1955
    Wamego, Kansas
    ENTERED INTO REST
    July 27, 1986
    Lake Perry
    Jefferson County, Kansas
    SERVICES
    The Parker-Price Chapel
    Topeka, Kansas
    10:00 a.m. Wednesday
    July 30, 1986
    MINISTER Jeff Conrad
    Rossville Christian Church
    MUSIC
    "Amazing Grace"
    "In The Garden"
    In Memory Of
    CLIFFORD W. DICKERSON
    Born
    October 12, 1954
    Norton, Kansas
    ENTERED INTO REST
    July 27, 1986
    Lake Perry
    Jefferson County, Kansas
    SOLOIST
    Kathleen Day
    ORGANIST
    Richard M. Gayhart
    INTERMENT
    Rossville, Kansas
    CASKET BEARERS
    Tom Bals Howard Alexander
    Terry Ronnebaum Robert Ward Mike Vannostran Vern Gannon
    Obituary- Dickerson, Clifford and Nancy 4
    Obituary- Dickerson, Clifford and Nancy 4
    In Memoriam
    In loving memory of Nancy and Clifford Dickerson who passed away three years ago on July 27.

    [Poem]

    Sadly missed by their families.
    Ernie and Martha Rezac and family
    Dick and Virginia Dickerson and family
    Obituary- Dickerson, Clifford
    Obituary- Dickerson, Clifford
    Clifford W. Dickerson
    Double services will be at 10 a.m. today at Parker-Price Mortuary for Clifford Wayne Dickerson, 31, and Mrs. Nancy Rezac Dickerson, 30, both of Topeka. They drowned Sunday, July 27, in Perry Reservoir.

    Mrs. Dickerson’s obituary appeared in The Tuesday Capital-Journal.

    Jefferson County Sheriff Roy Dunnaway said Mr. Dickerson’s body was recovered Tuesday in the Longview area of Perry Reservoir by a Kansas Fish and Game employee. Mrs. Dickerson’s body had been recovered Sunday.

    Mr. Dickerson was a paint and body repairman at Country Corvette at Nortonville. He was a Navy veteran.

    He was born Oct. 12, 1854, at Norton, the son of L.C. and Virginia Roedel Dickerson. He was graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1972. He lived in Topeka since November 1985 and formerly lived at Raleigh, N.C.

    He was married to Nancy Rezac June 14, 1986, at Springfield, Mo.

    Survivors include his parents, L.C. and Virginia Dickerson, Ozawkie; three sisters, Tana Dickerson, Ozawkie, Mrs. Jean Coday, Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. Mona Brower, Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Dan Dickerson, Kansas City, Mo.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Pansy Roedel, Oberlin.

    Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, 66611. Hampton-Barrett Funeral Home in Oskaloosa is in charge of arrangements.