Person:Lois Graves (3)

Mother of 2 sons and a daughter. Grandmother of 9 and great grandmother of 6 in 2012.

Lois Arlene Dixon, 75, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 4:24 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor East in Wabash, surrounded by her family. She was born July 27, 1937 in Wabash, to Edward and Velma (Lewis) Graves.

Lois was a graduate of Frankfort Pilgrim High School. She married Robert E. Dixon in Wabash on August 10, 1957. She was a house cleaner, retiring in 1999. She also was a speech judge and traveled with the Southwood High School Speech Team. Lois was a charter member of the Bible Holiness Church in Wabash. She enjoyed cooking, especially baking, going to flea markets and rummage sales, and also enjoyed traveling. Lois never knew a stranger and always had a smile on her face. She faithfully served the Lord several years.

She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Dixon of Wabash; 3 children, James (Becky) Dixon of North Manchester, Indiana, Dawn (Ben) Hornbaker of Fairmount, Indiana, and Lamar (Tracy) Dixon of Lagro, Indiana; 2 sisters, Charlotte Askew of Battle Creek, Michigan, and Linda (Jerry) McColley of North Manchester, 11 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Edward Graves, and 2 sisters, Doris Pell and Jean Heagy.

Funeral services will be held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Robert Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Huntington County, Indiana. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.