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Myrna M. Dixon

Pontiac, IL

February 23, 1940 - March 31, 2020

Myrna M. Dixon Obituary

Myrna Marie Dixon, 80, of Pontiac, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 10:45 p.m. at Evenglow Lodge in Pontiac. A private graveside service will be held with burial to follow at Rowe Cemetery in Rowe, IL. A public celebration of life will be held at a later date. Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in charge of arrangements. Myrna was born February 23, 1940, in Pontiac, IL to Harry and Clara (Carstens) Tammen. She married Dale E. Dixon on November 25, 1962 at St. Petri Lutheran Church in Flanagan. He survives in Pontiac. Also surviving are her son, Jeffery (Darla) Dixon of Pontiac, IL; grandchildren, Jake J. (Blayne) Dixon of Pontiac, IL and Katie L. Dixon of Pontiac, IL; brother, Loren Tammen of Flanagan, IL; and sisters, Claretta Carls of Flanagan, IL and Dollene (Steve) Allen of Minonk, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents. Myrna attended Flanagan High School and Southern Illinois University. She worked at Good Samaritan Home in Flanagan for 30 years while also working on the family farm. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pontiac, IL. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 201 N. Deerfield Road, Pontiac, IL 61764. Online condolences may be made to the family at duffyfuneralhome.com or visit us on Facebook.

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