- Date Of Birth: March 24, 1927
- State: Idaho
They went into farming and had 2 boys. Jobs changed and soon there was a girl and through the years a total of 7 children. She was a homemaker among many other talents – art, music, hard work. Over the years they built 2 houses with their own hands, remodeled many and turned an old school house into Keiola Kastle – Caldwell.
The grandkids tell it best “She was a feisty, spunky, eccentric lady who loved all things colorful and crazy. She loved anything dragons, knights or royalty”. She liked to try anything she could get her hands on such as stained glass, clay work, drawing, painting, quilting, acting, and building. “She was a mover and a doer up to the end.”
With teenagers at home, she attended Idaho State University, driving to Pocatello every day from Heyburn, and earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education – with honors – in three years. She taught school in Paul, Idaho for 3 years, and Nampa Idaho for 18 years, and retired in 1989.
She is the last of her generation preceded in death by all her siblings. She is survived by her 7 children – Donald Dixon of Homedale, Randy (Louise) Dixon of Shelley, EvaLyn (Tom) Nichols of Nampa, Jerry Dixon of Middleton, Leslie (Valerie) Dixon of Cusick WA, Shela (Kim) Merrill of Layton UT and Kim (Suzanne) Dixon of Caldwell, 33 Grandchildren, 80 Great Grandchildren, and 11 Great Great Grandcildren.
“She will be missed here, but welcomed most especially by her Savior, and Keith, and her pets who have gone before.”
