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Emil Dick

Male 1885 - 1984  (99 years)


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  • Name Emil Dick  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 1885  Amazonia, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Nov 1984  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Burial 16 Nov 1984  Fillmore Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Obituary 22 Nov 1984  Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Savannah Reporter and Andrew County Democrat 
    • Emil Dick

      Emil Dick, 99, of St. Joseph, died Nov. 14 at a St. Joseph hospital.

      Mr. Dick was born in Amazonia, but spent most of his life in the Holt County area. He had resided in St. Joseph for the past 12 years.

      He was a retired farmer and a member of the Methodist faith.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Failor Dick, in 1938.

      Surviving are two daughters, Dora L. Moran, St. Joseph, and Ruby Graves, Savannah; one son, Dorsey Dick, Omaha, Neb.; two stepdaughters, Emma Marie Hull, St. Joseph, and Edna Martin, Tuscumbia, Mo.; one stepson, Charles Proffitt, Omaha, Neb.; three sisters, Clara Kronegg and Mary Keeney, both of St. Joseph, and Flora Coates, Amazonia; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

      Services were Nov. 16 at the Heaton-Bowlan-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel in St. Joseph. Burial was at Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore.
    Person ID I19488  CCBasic
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2026 

    Family 1 Bessie Josephine Faily,   b. 19 Jun 1880, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1938, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F7562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2026 

    Family 2 Pearl Katherine Nicol,   b. 26 Feb 1888, Milford, Dickinson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1958, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F7544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2026 

  • Photos
    Emil and Bessie Dick -- Grave Marker
    Emil and Bessie Dick -- Grave Marker

    Documents
    Emil Dick -- Obituary
    Emil Dick -- Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1975, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 12 Aug 2026, death certificate 58-043283 (1958), Pearl Kathrine Dick, accessed 4 Aug 2026. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 12 Aug 2026, "Alva L. Reynolds Sr.," 12 Janury 1958, p. 7, col. 2; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/560582387/ : accessed 2 Aug 2026). (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 12 Aug 2026, "Frank J. Reynolds," 04 August 1998, p. 11, col. 4; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/564146636/ : accessed 2 Aug 2026). (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S530] Missouri, Andrew County -- Caples Cemetery (PACT), 15 Aug 2026, Emil and Bessie Dick, Section 9; photographed by the PACT project. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1975, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 16 Aug 2026, death certificate 2131 (1938), Bessie Josephine dick, accessed 15 Aug 2026. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S513] Missouri. Savannah., Missouri, Andrew County -- The Savannah Reporter and Andrew County Democrat Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 16 Aug 2026, "Emil Dick," 22 November 1984, p. 3, col. 2. (Reliability: 3).