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1937  Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio

SARAH DICKEY DIES FRIDAY MORNING AT WALNUT HILLS HOME
Decedent Was Member Of One Of The Pioneer Families of Amanda And Well Known Locally
    Miss Sarah E. Dickey, 87, last representative of the first settlers of Amanda who were also among the first inhabitants of this vicinity, died Friday morning at 12:30 o'clock at the Home for Incurables, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.
    Miss Dickey, who had been confined at that institution for the last 14 years, had formerly made her home with her nephew, F. M. Gillen, of 210 Monroe Street.
    Born in Amanda, June 3, 1848, Miss Dickey was the daughter of Samuel and Karen Kappuck Dickey. Her parents died more than a half century ago, but in her retentive mind remained stories of the pioneers of Middletown and Amanda whom her parents knew personally.
    Samuel Dickey owned the first flour mill in Amanda, his industry being a contribution to the growth of the little village. When he moved to Amanda, at the age of 14 years, there were only about a dozen inhabitants in Middletown history records.
    Miss Dickey belonged to that group which made the Methodist Church at Amanda a popular center for young people. It was the Dickey family which poured innumerable incidents into the early history of Amanda and supported its early institutions.
    "Aunt Sally," by which name Miss Dickey was known throughout the community, was beloved and always remained an interesting character to friends.
    Services will be held at the home where she died Saturday afternoon at one o'clock. The body will be brought to the Amanda Cemetery for burial with other members of her family on the Dickey family lot. Burial will be made at three o'clock Saturday afternoon.