Robert Dixon
Robert Dixon
December 07, 1925 – April 01, 2011
Grinnell, Iowa
Visitation: 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday with family present from 5:00 to 7:00 Monday evening April 04, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday April 05, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Grinnell
Interment: following service at St. Mary’s April 05, 2011 at Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell
Robert “Bob” Dixon, 85, of Grinnell died April 1, 2011, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Grinnell with Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Organist will be Marilyn Kriegel accompanied by the St. Mary’s Choir. Vocalists will be Allison Kramer and Jessica McLaughlin. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Tim Dillard, Amy Carr, Brian, Stephanie, Eric and Spencer Dixon, Erin Carey, Ben Latimer, Greg Norris, Kelli Buescher, Dayna Ellis, Matt McLaughlin, Allison Kramer, Bridgett Lane and Jodie Link. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell and with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday evening. A scripture service will follow at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Iowa Chapter; Grinnell Regional Hospice; Mayflower Human Needs Fund; or St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Bob was born December 7, 1925, in Shelbina, Missouri, the son of George Delbert and Alberta Margaret Ayers Dixon. He was raised in Shelbina and was a graduate of Shelbina High School. He was a corporal in the United States Army during World War II and served in the Pacific Theatre as a Morse code radioman.
On July 17, 1943, he was united in marriage to Sylvia “Sylva” Lorene Todd, in Shelbina. He was employed for several years as a linotype operator for various newspapers and printing companies. The couple later moved to Grinnell and he worked for 25 years with ASI Signage Solutions as a typesetter and project manager. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church; Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree; the Elks Lodge; and the American Legion.
Bob enjoyed sharing his time with family and friends, entertaining, and making people laugh. He was a very caring and proud father and took an active interest in his family’s talents. He loved playing the piano (by ear) and sing-a-longs with his wife Sylva performing at area clubs and nursing homes. He was an avid gardener, and enjoyed flowers, birds and barbequing on his grill.
Survivors include his wife, Sylva of Grinnell; eight children, Cheryl (Terry) Dillard of Mt. Sterling, IL, Robert S. “Steve” (Cheryl) Dixon of Plattsmouth, NE, Dianne (Tom) Latimer of Grinnell, Debbie (Andy) Norris of Columbia, MO, Dottie (Mark) McLaughlin of Grinnell, Craig (Jane) Dixon and Julie (Glenny Ledbetter) Link of Hannibal, MO and Chris Dixon of Grinnell; fifteen grandchildren, Tim (Ronda Mercier) Dillard and Amy (Scott) Carr of Mt. Sterling, IL, Brian Dixon of Arvada, CO, Stephanie Dixon of Denver, CO, Ben Latimer of Grinnell, Greg (Janet) Norris of Overland Park, KS, Kelli (Steve) Buescher of Satellite Beach, FL, Dayna (Donald) Ellis and Matt (Jessica) McLaughlin of Grinnell, Allison (Carey) Kramer of North Kansas City, MO, Eric Dixon of Quincy, IL and Bridgett (Preston Lewis) Lane and Chris “Jodie” Link of Hannibal, MO; twenty-four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Catherine McWilliams of Shelbina, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother, Stephen A. Dixon.
Source: Smith Funeral Homes
