Frances E. Dixon Obituary (1923 - 2009)

ODELL - Frances E. Dixon, 85, Odell, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday (Oct. 5, 2009) at the Asta Care Center of Pontiac. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday from St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell, with the Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery, Odell. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a 6:45 p.m. scripture service, at the Duffy Funeral Home, Odell. The family requests that all memorial contributions be made to St. Paul Grade School or St. Paul Church, Odell. She was born Oct. 13, 1923, in Pontiac, daughter of Frank and Theodosia Murphy Noonan. She married Floyd David Dixon on March 5, 1946, in Odell. He survives in Odell. Also surviving are sons, Thomas (Barbara) Dixon, Normal; Francis J. Dixon, Cornell; Gerald (Shirley) Dixon, Cornell; and Leo (Barbara) Dixon, Branson, Mo.; daughters, Mary Ellen (Donald) Kirkwood and Betty (Charles) Eich, both of Plainfield; brothers, James (Millie) Noonan, Harlingen, Texas, and John Noonan, Linden, Texas; 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Theodosia Sullivan, Mary Margaret Fox, Ann Ellison and Loretta Walker; and three brothers, George, William and Thomas Noonan. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Odell. Frances was a past member of the Catholic Daughters. She was a homemaker. Frances was educated in St. Paul Grade School and High School and attended RN training in Bloomington. Frances enjoyed making heirloom quilts for all her grandchildren and sharing her love of reading with them. She especially loved going south for the winter with her husband, David.