J. W. (James) Dickey age 87 of Benton, LA; formerly of Dalark, Arkansas died Thursday October 8, 2009 in Shreveport, LA. He was born April 25, 1922 in Sulphur Springs, Texas the son of the late Dallas and Crissie (Dollie) Adeline Green Dickey. J. W. was a retired construction foreman, a U. S. Army Air Force veteran of WW II and was one of the founding members of the Dalark Hunting Club. His wife, Ruby Dell Voss Dickey preceded him in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Moore and husband, Danny and Kay Pinnix all of Benton, LA; one son Jeff Dickey of Shreveport, LA; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Macedonia Cemetery near Dalark with Bro. Lee Denton officiating. Burial will follow by Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home and Garden Court Nursing Home of Bossier City, LA; and the Christus-Shepherd Hospital of Shreveport, LA.