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Rickey Dawes
RICKEY EUGENE DAWES
Cedar Rapids
Rickey Eugene Dawes, 67, died Feb. 12, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Survivors include his brothers, Ronald Dawes of Marion and David Dawes (Jolene) of Ely; sisters, Elaine Gilbert (Cecil) of Luzerne and Gena Neal (Todd) of Vinton; his stepsister, Lueann Jones of Vinton; and his stepmother, Nancy Gray of Vinton.
He was preceded in death by his father, Eugene Dawes; and mother, Barbara Bobzien.
He was born Nov. 6, 1953. He enjoyed medal detection and bicycling.
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