- Date Of Birth: June 4, 1933
- Date Of Death: July 18, 2019
- State: New Mexico
Ruth Cowie Dixson, age 86, of Albuquerque, NM passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer, on the morning of Thursday, July 18, 2019 with her sons at her side. She was born June 4, 1933 in Topeka, KS to Daniel and Louise Cowie. Ruth was raised in Whitecloud, KS by her grandmother, Carrie Kelley, before moving back to Topeka and graduating from high school. She attended the University of Kansas for several years before getting married, starting a family, and moving to New Mexico where she worked for the Department of Treasury, raised her family and remained throughout the rest of her life.
Ruth faced many hardships in her life but will be remembered for her resilience, her strong and sweet spirit, her sense of humor and for never losing her faith in God. In the last few months of Ruth’s life she became very interested in the Catholic religion and at her request, she was baptized, anointed, blessed and confirmed into the Catholic faith by Chaplain Fr. Joel Bagus only moments before her death.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Louise Cowie; sister, Phyllis Aker; and son, Daniel Dixson. She is survived by her daughter, Heather Simmons and husband, Scott; son, David Dixson and wif,e Bridget; son, John Dixson and wife, Ann; grandchildren, Raun Sedlock, Theanna Sedlock, Marta Sedlock, Brandon Simmons, Cierra Dixson, Paris Dixson, Caleb Dixson, Connor Dixson and Olivia Dixson; great-grandson, Aiden Sedlock; brother, Tom Hopp; and numerous nieces and nephews.
