Lorena May Ellwood Dick

1909 - 1988  (79 years)

• Name	Lorena May Ellwood Dick
  Born	6 Oct 1909	Lathrop, Clinton County, Missouri
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Nov 1988	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	14 Nov 1988	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3410	Rossville
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry Ernest Ellwood,   d. 1968
  Mother	Lena M Neff Ellwood,   b. 5 Aug 1890, Lathrop, Clinton County, Missouri ,   d. 4 Apr 1978, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1908	Lathrop, Clinton County, Missouri
  Documents		Anniversary- Ellwood, Henry and Lena To celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ellwood will observe their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, February 23, with a noon basket dinner at Garfield Park Shelterhouse in Topeka for their relatives, and with open house at their home. 1504 Campbell Street in Topeka, from 3 to 5 pm. All friends and relatives are cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood were married February 26, 1908, at Turney, Mo. They are the parents of three children. Jack of Springfield. Mo.: Mrs. W. L. O’Brien, Lancaster. California; and Mrs. Bennie Dick, of Rossville. They have seven grand children and two great-grandchildren.
  Family ID	F1772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bennie Oliver Dick, Sr.,   b. 19 Apr 1907, Williamstown, Jefferson County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Feb 1993, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 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		Obituary- Dick, Lorena 1 Mrs. Lorena M. Dick ROSSVILLE - Mrs. Lorena M. Dick, 79, Rossville, died Friday, Nov. 11, 1988, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Oct. 6, 1909, at Lathrop, Mo., the daughter of Henry E. and Lena M. Neff Ellwood. She grew up in the Buck Creek community near Williamstown in Jefferson County and attended Chester Elementary School. She lived in the Rossville area since 1939. She was married to Bennie O. Dick Dec. 31, 1926, at Ottawa. He survives. She was preceded in death by a son, Melvin Oliver Dick, in 1927. Other survivors include three sons, Bennie O. Dick Jr., Wayne G. Dick and Gary L. Dick, all of Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Theora D. O'Brien, Branson, Mo.; a brother, Jack Ellwood, Springfield, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Christian Church at Rossville. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Dick will lie in state from 9 a.m. today until 9 a.m. Monday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys and n hour before service time Monday at the church. The family will meet with friends from 7 until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Dick, Lorena 2 Lorena M. Dick Lorena M. Dick, 79, Rossville, died Friday, November 11, 1988, at a Topeka hospital. She was born October 5, 1909, at Lathrop, Mo., the daughter of Henry E. and Lena M. Neff Ellwood. She grew up in the Buck Creek community hear Williamstown in Jefferson County and attended Chester Elementary School. She lived in the Rossville area since 1939. She was married to Bennie O. Dick, Sr., December 31, 1926, at Ottawa. He survives. She was preceded in death by a son, Melvin Oliver Dick, in 1927. Other survivors include three sons, Bennie O. Dick Jr., Wayne G. Dick, and Gary L. Dick, all of Rossville; a sister, Mrs. Theora D. O'Brien, Branson, Mo.; a brother, Jack Ellwood, Springfield, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services were at 11 a.m. Monday in the Christian Church at Rossville. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Casket bearers were Randy Dick, Rodney Dick, Scott Dick, Kevin Dick, Jeff Dick, and Jeff Wehner. The family met with friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Sunday at Verschelden Funeral Homde in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Christian Church.