Dr. Ralph Wilson “Docky” Dimond

The Morning Sun
Posted Jun 20, 2009 @ 11:03 PM
LAMAR, Mo. —
Dr. Ralph Wilson “Docky” Dimond, age 88, of Lamar, passed away Friday, June 19, 2009, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin.Docky was born September 19, 1920, in his family home in Lamar, to Dr. Walter & Emma (Booten) Dimond. After graduating from Lamar High School in 1938, Ralph attended Missouri State University in Springfield and went on to earn a doctorate degree in dentistry from UMKC in Kansas City. From 1943 through 1946 he served in the Navy aboard the USS Zania in the Pacific Theater, Solomon Islands, Philippines, and Okinawa. Returning home to Lamar after the war, Docky began his 43 year career in dentistry, partnering first with his father, then in his own practice until retiring in 1982.