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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.

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