Lois Eleanor Dixon

Funeral Services for Lois E. Dixon, 81, of Moline, will be Friday at 10:OO AM at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. Burila will be in Moline Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4 to 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Riverside Methodist Church. Lois died Saturday, January 12, 2002 at River Park Healthcare Center, Rock Island. Lois was born on February 23, 1920 in Galesburg, IL to Chester and Minnie (Axcell) Bates. She married Wayne Dixon on January 4, 1941 in Clinton, Iowa. Lois worked for Deere and Company and Montgomery Ward for several years prior to her marriage. Lois was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church in which she was the former church Treasurer,former President of the United Methodist Women and a member of the February Circle. She was also a member of the Republican Women of Rock Island County and of the Junior Service League of Moline. She enjoyed playing cards, especially bridge. She enjoyed visiting with friends and was a good friend to many. Lois is survived by her husband Wayne; a son, Dennis Dixon of Moline; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Dixon of Moline; 3 granddaughters, Denise, Mary and Paula Dixon; and three sisters, Helen Mowatt of Longbeach, MS; Edna and Merle Yeager of Clinton, IA and Katherine and Vernon Jessen of Henderson, KY. Lois was preceded in death by her parents.