Boyd ~ Allen Poe Dickey, 83, went home to be with our Lord Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in Boyd. Funeral is 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church of Boyd with burial in Cottondale Cemetery. Family will receive friends 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Allen was born May 15, 1936, to Merlin Henry and Lillie Mae (Anderson) Dickey in Rhome. He graduated from Northwest High School in 1955 and proudly served our country in the United States Army. Allen was united in marriage October 24, 1964, to Judy Beth Morehead in Boyd at the United Methodist Church.
Together they raised four children and were always active in youth and school organizations. They owned and operated businesses in Boyd for at least 35 years. By trade, he was a pipe fitter and member of the Local Union 146 Fort Worth.
Allen was a former Wise County Commissioner of Precinct 3 and served as Mayor of the city of Boyd. He proudly served the Boyd Youth Association as their president and was a beloved coach of both football and baseball, coaching all ages. Allen was a former Commissioner of the North Texas Youth Association.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, serving in many leadership capacities. Allen was a lifelong member of the Boyd Masonic Lodge #179. He had many hobbies including bronze sculpting, western iron sculpting, and oil painting.
Allen’s artwork exhibits were on display at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo for several years. Allen was a musician as well, playing guitar, fiddle, and banjo. Many weekends were spent with friends and family playing country and bluegrass, with lots of singing and dancing.
These weekends also included countless Sunday dinners and heated domino and tripolee matches. He and his father-in-law, Foy Morehead were normally partnered up, most often his wife and mother-in-law, Connie Morehead, beat the pants off of them in pretty much any game they played, the four would laugh at some of the choices Allen had made and plan for a rematch for the next weekend. He was very much dedicated to his family and enjoyed spending all of his free time with them.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his mother and father-in-law; his brother, Emmitt Wayne Dickey; his sister, Jackie Ruth; his sister-in-law, Christine Dickey; and his nephew, Rodger Dale Moore; and his bothers-in-law, Grover Malone, and A.T. Moore. Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 54 years, Judy Dickey, of Boyd; his sons, Tommy Dickey and wife Stacy of Boyd, Barry Dickey and wife Kerri of New Braunfels; his daughters, Cindy Dickey of Lindale, and Staci Romine and husband Mark of Boyd; his grandchildren, Erica Dickey of Joplin, Missouri, Brian Dickey, and wife Kendal of Lindale, Russell Dickey, and wife Tiffany of Boston, Massachusetts, Jeffrey Baxter of Boyd, Jennifer Dennis, and husband Trey of Boyd, Randall Erwin, and wife Brittany of Boyd, Erin, Bret and Ryan Dickey of New Braunfels; his great-grandchildren, Alayna, Blaine, Bryson, Wyatt, Miley, and Ryott; his brothers, Jim Dickey and wife Norma of San Angelo, Tony Dickey and wife Dorris, and Raymond Dickey, all of of Rhome; his sisters, Marie Moore of Rhome, Sue Dickey of Azle, and Betty Caldwell of Rhome; brother-in-law, Barry Morehead and wife Janet of Orleans, California; numerous nieces, nephews, and their families; and a host of friends. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Allen Dickey Memorial Fund @ First United Methodist Church of Boyd.
Hawkins Funeral Home Boyd 940-433-5310 www. hawkinsfuneralhome.com Donations may be made to: The Allen Dickey Memorial Fund @ First United Methodist Church of Boyd P.O. Box 337, Boyd TX 76023 Tel: 1-940-433-5334 Web: www.
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