Dixie Lee Foiles, 88, of Mozier, passed away on January 6, 2024, at the Jersey Community Hospital.
She was born on January 12, 1935 in Pleasant Hill, IL, the daughter of Harold & Kathryn Lenora (Pelikaan) Smith.
Dixie married Merlin Burdette Foiles on July 1, 1950, in Salem, Arkansas and he preceded her in death on November 5, 2007.
She was a member of St. Anselm Catholic Church where she served with the Altar Society and retired from Richter's Fertilizer where she worked as their secretary.
Dixie is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Janet & Robert Bick of Quincy; a son, Jeff Foiles (Sandra Sheppard) of Mozier; six grandchildren, Chad (Gina) Bick, Lisa (Rob) Warner, Angela (Chris) Calvert, Crystal (Jason) Muntz, Jenna (Luke) Pearse, Cole (Hannah) Foiles; five great grandchildren, Savannah Calvert, Brayden and Kylie Muntz, Barrett and Miles Pearse; two brothers, Larry and Gene Smith; and two sisters, Joyce Lawson and Rita Manetta.
In addition to her parents and hus

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