Katherine Rachel Stratton Dixon

Katherine Rachel Stratton Dixon, age 101, of Crossett, Ark. passed away on July 21, 2016 at the Lifetouch Hospice. She was born on January 20, 1915 in Hermitage, Ark. to her parents, John Edward and Lizzie Padfield Stratton. Mrs. Dixon had worked for the Crossett Lumber Company and was a homemaker. She loved her family, quilting and working in her flower garden. She also enjoyed playing cards with her friends. Mrs. Dixon was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Palmer C. Dixon; her son, Abie Gerald "Jerry" Dixon; her step-mother, Gertie Stratton; three brothers, Harold and Pete and Phil Stratton and two sisters, Ruby Evone and Emma Marjorie Stratton. Survivors include one son, William Dixon of Crossett, Ark.; one daughter, Mary Whitworth of Benton, Ark.; one sister, Gloria Jean Buckaloo of Memphis, Tenn.; two grandsons, Gerald Dixon of Crossett, Ark., Philip Whitworth of Benton, Ark.; two granddaughters, Christina Dixon of Portland, Ore., Kristen Whitworth of Hot Springs, Ark. and four great-grandchildren, Christina and Casey Dixon of Eldorado, Ark., Camryn Gulledge of Hot Springs, Ark. and River Whitworth of Benton, Ark. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Jones Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Pinewood Memorial Park under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Crossett, Ark. (www.jonesservice.com). Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Saturday at Jones Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Crossett, 500 Main Street, Crossett, Ark. 71635 or Lifetouch Hospice, 2301 Champagnolle Rd, El Dorado, Ark. 71730.