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Dixie Lew (Young) Williams

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Birth Date: November 8, 1921
Death Date: March 15, 2011
Age at Death: 89

Marriages

Clarence McGraw J (div)

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: New Elmwood Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Fruita, Colorado
Mortuary Name: Callahan-Edfast Mortuary

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 A Notice - March 19, 2011

Dixie Lew Williams, 89,
Fruita, died March 15, 2011, in
Fruita.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary, with interment at New
Elmwood Cemetery in Fruita.

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Obit - March 22, 2011

Dixie Lew Williams was born November 9, 1921 to Lew and
Marie Young. A long time pioneering family that settled in lower
Grand Valley in the early 1900’s, they were active in the farming
and ranching business. Dixie attended grade school and graduated
from Fruita High School. Her youth was spent in Fruita and De-
Beque at the family ranch. She attended the Barnes School of Business
in Denver, Colorado. She met and married Clarence McGraw.
They had two children and lived in Denver until their divorce. She
then returned to Fruita and worked her farm, which was considered
a landmark, until recently.
Dixie was active in many community affairs. She was instrumental
in supporting many politicians, a member of the International Soroptomists
Club and the Frontier Side Saddlers.
Mrs. Williams’ son, Lew McGraw in 2007, and her granddaughter,
Renee Gerlofs in 1992 preceded her in death. She is survived by her
daughter, Sharon Gerlofs and her granddaughter, Robin Gerlofs
Ocampo. Also representing Dixie is her good friend and long time
companion, Robert Prather.
Services will be held at Callahan-Edfast on Wednesday, March 23,
at 10:00 a.m. Friends and family are invited to celebrate her life and
encouraged to wear casual western wear, and since Red was Dixie’s
favorite color, RED is suggested.
In lieu of flowers, Sharon has set up a scholarship fund to benefit
young deserving women. Please send donations to Robin Gerlofs,
7625 S. Cove Circle, Centennial, CO 80122.

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Companion: Robert Prather