Dickey, Kenneth E.

1926 - 2011  (85 years)

• Name	Dickey, Kenneth E.
  Birth	3 May 1926	Kingston, DeKalb County, Illinoi
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DICK.K001
  _FGRAVE	70087002
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Squadron L, 3505th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Technical School), United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Dickey, Kenneth E.
  Death	18 May 2011	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
  Burial	Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43590	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 18 May 2011 - Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois Burial - - Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  KENNETH E. DICKEY, 85 of Flora, IL passed away from complications of a stroke at noon on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, IL. Kenneth was born May 3, 1926 in Belvidere County in northern Illinois to Earl and Stella (Austin) Dickey. He married Catherine Felix April 2, 1949 at Cisne, IL. They recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. He was a Flora businessman and Phillips 66 jobber for 50 years. Kenneth was a post WWII veteran having served in the Air Force. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Flora, IL and the Flora Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife; one daughter Kathy Coyle; two sons Michael Dickey and Bruce Dickey; seven grandchildren Kerri Jo Malechuk, Ryan Dickey and J. D. Dickey; Katie Horton; Emily Coyle; Sara Kasper; and Colin Dickey. Also surviving are 14 great grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, one brother Donald, one sister Arlene Sweeney, one infant sister Mary and one daughter-in-law Karen Dickey. Funeral services for Kenneth E. Dickey were at Hosselton Funeral Home. Burial was in Cisne Cemetery. A Masonic service will be at 7:30PM Sunday. Memorials in memory of Kenneth Dickey may be given to Flora First Christian Church or Flora Volunteer Fire Department and will be accepted at Hosselton Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15308] World War II Honoree, Kenneth E. Dickey, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2164442) (Reliability: 2).