Dessie was born July 31, 1934, in Raytown, MO the daughter of James and Ethel (Lathrom) Dean.
She married Gene Bickford on September 30, 1956 in Lawrence, KS. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include her two sons, Joe and wife, marci, Roy and wife, Kaiping, all of Lawrence, her daughter, Judy, and partner Robert Thornhill of Ramona, two granddaughters, Jessica Smith and Chelsea Weber, Chelsea’s husband, Drew, and three great-grandchildren, Abagail, Tucker, and Paul.
Dessie was born July 31, 1934, in Raytown, MO the daughter of James and Ethel (Lathrom) Dean.
She married Gene Bickford on September 30, 1956 in Lawrence, KS. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include her two sons, Joe and wife, marci, Roy and wife, Kaiping, all of Lawrence, her daughter, Judy, and partner Robert Thornhill of Ramona, two granddaughters, Jessica Smith and Chelsea Weber, Chelsea’s husband, Drew, and three great-grandchildren, Abagail, Tucker, and Paul.
Family Members
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![James Dean]()
James Vanarie Dean
1904–1956
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![Alma Dean]()
Alma Ethel Lathrom Dean
1905–1993
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![Gene Bickford]()
Gene G. Bickford
1921–2010 (m. 1956)
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![Ralph Dean]()
Ralph Dean
1925–2006
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![Alvin Dean]()
Alvin V. Dean
1927–2009
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![Essie Rice]()
Essie Pauline Dean Rice
1929–2002
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![Russell Dean]()
Russell M. Dean
1932–2021
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Judy Kay Bickford
1961–2022
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