Theodore "Ted" Dickey
Services for Theodore R. "Ted" Dickey, 64, of 709 Arthur Drive, Midwest City, Oklahoma, will be held at the Bill Merritt Funeral Home with Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Dickey died Sunday, January 26, 1975.
A real estate broker, Dickey was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, and moved to Tulsa as a child. He came to Oklahoma City in 1938. Before becoming a real estate broker, he had been in the grocery business.
He was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Nadine; three sons, William Guthrie, Houston; Teddy Jack and Danny Lee; a daughter, Mrs. Mariberta Waring, Oklahoma City, and two brothers, W. J. Dickey of Oklahoma City and Jack M. Dickey of Los Angeles, California.
Memorial donations may be made to the Oklahoma Association for Mental Health.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Real Estate Broker slain; suspect held
By Michael Black
An Oklahoma City man was arrested early this morning as a suspect in the stabbing death of an Oklahoma City real estate broker after the suspect's parents notified police that he was driving a pickup truck later identified as belonging to the dead man.
Arrested at 2:15 a.m. on complaints of burglary and murder in the death of Theodore Ragan Dickey, 63, of 709 Arthur Drive in Midwest City, was Michael Gene Downey, 23, of 4301 N. Pennsylvania.
Dickey's body was found in the restroom of a building at 4042 North Pennsylvania, where his business Dickey Real Estate Co., shared quarters with Jim Henson's TV and appliance, police said. Dick was also identified as Henson's uncle, police reported.
Police said the body was discovered by Henson and police officers who were checking out a possible burglary at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The dead man was lying on his back clad ina sport coat, a shirt and underwear. His trousers had been removed and the pockets turned inside out, police said.
State Medical examiner Pat Wilkerson said there were numerous stab wounds in the victim's head and at least four in his chest. A definite cause of death had not been determined, the medical examiner's office said this morning.
Police said there were signs of a struggle and several concrete blocks and mortar had been loosened in the restroom. They also reported what appeared to be bloodied shoe prints were found in the rear area of the store.
Police said there was no sign of forced entry and speculated that Dickey, who reportedly often worked late, had let his assailant into the building.
Medical Examiner Wilkerson said Dickey may have been killed between 6 and 24 hours prior to the discovery of his body Sunday night.
No weapon was found at the scene, police reported.
Police gave this account of the events that led to the discovery of Dickey's body and the subsequent arrest of Downey:
At about 10 p.m. Detective Jim Graham was contacted by the suspect's parents, Lillian and Floyd Moseley, 4301 North Pennsylvania, who said they were suspicious of some merchandise and a green 1968 Ford pickup truck their son had in his possession, wanted police to investigate.
Upon being contacted, Downey told Graham he had bought the truck along with a television set, a tape deck and some speakers from Henson, owner of the TV repair shop. Downey said he had recently begun working for Henson and would pay for the truck and other goods through weekly deductions from his paycheck.
Henson, however, told officers he made no such sale to Downey and was not his employer, police said.
Transcribed by Charlotte Stevens Schneideer
Services for Theodore R. "Ted" Dickey, 64, of 709 Arthur Drive, Midwest City, Oklahoma, will be held at the Bill Merritt Funeral Home with Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Dickey died Sunday, January 26, 1975.
A real estate broker, Dickey was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, and moved to Tulsa as a child. He came to Oklahoma City in 1938. Before becoming a real estate broker, he had been in the grocery business.
He was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Nadine; three sons, William Guthrie, Houston; Teddy Jack and Danny Lee; a daughter, Mrs. Mariberta Waring, Oklahoma City, and two brothers, W. J. Dickey of Oklahoma City and Jack M. Dickey of Los Angeles, California.
Memorial donations may be made to the Oklahoma Association for Mental Health.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Real Estate Broker slain; suspect held
By Michael Black
An Oklahoma City man was arrested early this morning as a suspect in the stabbing death of an Oklahoma City real estate broker after the suspect's parents notified police that he was driving a pickup truck later identified as belonging to the dead man.
Arrested at 2:15 a.m. on complaints of burglary and murder in the death of Theodore Ragan Dickey, 63, of 709 Arthur Drive in Midwest City, was Michael Gene Downey, 23, of 4301 N. Pennsylvania.
Dickey's body was found in the restroom of a building at 4042 North Pennsylvania, where his business Dickey Real Estate Co., shared quarters with Jim Henson's TV and appliance, police said. Dick was also identified as Henson's uncle, police reported.
Police said the body was discovered by Henson and police officers who were checking out a possible burglary at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The dead man was lying on his back clad ina sport coat, a shirt and underwear. His trousers had been removed and the pockets turned inside out, police said.
State Medical examiner Pat Wilkerson said there were numerous stab wounds in the victim's head and at least four in his chest. A definite cause of death had not been determined, the medical examiner's office said this morning.
Police said there were signs of a struggle and several concrete blocks and mortar had been loosened in the restroom. They also reported what appeared to be bloodied shoe prints were found in the rear area of the store.
Police said there was no sign of forced entry and speculated that Dickey, who reportedly often worked late, had let his assailant into the building.
Medical Examiner Wilkerson said Dickey may have been killed between 6 and 24 hours prior to the discovery of his body Sunday night.
No weapon was found at the scene, police reported.
Police gave this account of the events that led to the discovery of Dickey's body and the subsequent arrest of Downey:
At about 10 p.m. Detective Jim Graham was contacted by the suspect's parents, Lillian and Floyd Moseley, 4301 North Pennsylvania, who said they were suspicious of some merchandise and a green 1968 Ford pickup truck their son had in his possession, wanted police to investigate.
Upon being contacted, Downey told Graham he had bought the truck along with a television set, a tape deck and some speakers from Henson, owner of the TV repair shop. Downey said he had recently begun working for Henson and would pay for the truck and other goods through weekly deductions from his paycheck.
Henson, however, told officers he made no such sale to Downey and was not his employer, police said.
Transcribed by Charlotte Stevens Schneideer
Theodore "Ted" Dickey
Services for Theodore R. "Ted" Dickey, 64, of 709 Arthur Drive, Midwest City, Oklahoma, will be held at the Bill Merritt Funeral Home with Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Dickey died Sunday, January 26, 1975.
A real estate broker, Dickey was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, and moved to Tulsa as a child. He came to Oklahoma City in 1938. Before becoming a real estate broker, he had been in the grocery business.
He was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Nadine; three sons, William Guthrie, Houston; Teddy Jack and Danny Lee; a daughter, Mrs. Mariberta Waring, Oklahoma City, and two brothers, W. J. Dickey of Oklahoma City and Jack M. Dickey of Los Angeles, California.
Memorial donations may be made to the Oklahoma Association for Mental Health.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Real Estate Broker slain; suspect held
By Michael Black
An Oklahoma City man was arrested early this morning as a suspect in the stabbing death of an Oklahoma City real estate broker after the suspect's parents notified police that he was driving a pickup truck later identified as belonging to the dead man.
Arrested at 2:15 a.m. on complaints of burglary and murder in the death of Theodore Ragan Dickey, 63, of 709 Arthur Drive in Midwest City, was Michael Gene Downey, 23, of 4301 N. Pennsylvania.
Dickey's body was found in the restroom of a building at 4042 North Pennsylvania, where his business Dickey Real Estate Co., shared quarters with Jim Henson's TV and appliance, police said. Dick was also identified as Henson's uncle, police reported.
Police said the body was discovered by Henson and police officers who were checking out a possible burglary at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The dead man was lying on his back clad ina sport coat, a shirt and underwear. His trousers had been removed and the pockets turned inside out, police said.
State Medical examiner Pat Wilkerson said there were numerous stab wounds in the victim's head and at least four in his chest. A definite cause of death had not been determined, the medical examiner's office said this morning.
Police said there were signs of a struggle and several concrete blocks and mortar had been loosened in the restroom. They also reported what appeared to be bloodied shoe prints were found in the rear area of the store.
Police said there was no sign of forced entry and speculated that Dickey, who reportedly often worked late, had let his assailant into the building.
Medical Examiner Wilkerson said Dickey may have been killed between 6 and 24 hours prior to the discovery of his body Sunday night.
No weapon was found at the scene, police reported.
Police gave this account of the events that led to the discovery of Dickey's body and the subsequent arrest of Downey:
At about 10 p.m. Detective Jim Graham was contacted by the suspect's parents, Lillian and Floyd Moseley, 4301 North Pennsylvania, who said they were suspicious of some merchandise and a green 1968 Ford pickup truck their son had in his possession, wanted police to investigate.
Upon being contacted, Downey told Graham he had bought the truck along with a television set, a tape deck and some speakers from Henson, owner of the TV repair shop. Downey said he had recently begun working for Henson and would pay for the truck and other goods through weekly deductions from his paycheck.
Henson, however, told officers he made no such sale to Downey and was not his employer, police said.
Transcribed by Charlotte Stevens Schneideer
Services for Theodore R. "Ted" Dickey, 64, of 709 Arthur Drive, Midwest City, Oklahoma, will be held at the Bill Merritt Funeral Home with Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Dickey died Sunday, January 26, 1975.
A real estate broker, Dickey was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, and moved to Tulsa as a child. He came to Oklahoma City in 1938. Before becoming a real estate broker, he had been in the grocery business.
He was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Nadine; three sons, William Guthrie, Houston; Teddy Jack and Danny Lee; a daughter, Mrs. Mariberta Waring, Oklahoma City, and two brothers, W. J. Dickey of Oklahoma City and Jack M. Dickey of Los Angeles, California.
Memorial donations may be made to the Oklahoma Association for Mental Health.
Obituary provided by Charlotte Stevens Schneider
Real Estate Broker slain; suspect held
By Michael Black
An Oklahoma City man was arrested early this morning as a suspect in the stabbing death of an Oklahoma City real estate broker after the suspect's parents notified police that he was driving a pickup truck later identified as belonging to the dead man.
Arrested at 2:15 a.m. on complaints of burglary and murder in the death of Theodore Ragan Dickey, 63, of 709 Arthur Drive in Midwest City, was Michael Gene Downey, 23, of 4301 N. Pennsylvania.
Dickey's body was found in the restroom of a building at 4042 North Pennsylvania, where his business Dickey Real Estate Co., shared quarters with Jim Henson's TV and appliance, police said. Dick was also identified as Henson's uncle, police reported.
Police said the body was discovered by Henson and police officers who were checking out a possible burglary at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The dead man was lying on his back clad ina sport coat, a shirt and underwear. His trousers had been removed and the pockets turned inside out, police said.
State Medical examiner Pat Wilkerson said there were numerous stab wounds in the victim's head and at least four in his chest. A definite cause of death had not been determined, the medical examiner's office said this morning.
Police said there were signs of a struggle and several concrete blocks and mortar had been loosened in the restroom. They also reported what appeared to be bloodied shoe prints were found in the rear area of the store.
Police said there was no sign of forced entry and speculated that Dickey, who reportedly often worked late, had let his assailant into the building.
Medical Examiner Wilkerson said Dickey may have been killed between 6 and 24 hours prior to the discovery of his body Sunday night.
No weapon was found at the scene, police reported.
Police gave this account of the events that led to the discovery of Dickey's body and the subsequent arrest of Downey:
At about 10 p.m. Detective Jim Graham was contacted by the suspect's parents, Lillian and Floyd Moseley, 4301 North Pennsylvania, who said they were suspicious of some merchandise and a green 1968 Ford pickup truck their son had in his possession, wanted police to investigate.
Upon being contacted, Downey told Graham he had bought the truck along with a television set, a tape deck and some speakers from Henson, owner of the TV repair shop. Downey said he had recently begun working for Henson and would pay for the truck and other goods through weekly deductions from his paycheck.
Henson, however, told officers he made no such sale to Downey and was not his employer, police said.
Transcribed by Charlotte Stevens Schneideer
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