Hortense M. (Hurt) Dixon
Marriages
U. F. "Mutt" Dixon - May 18, 1944
In Russell, Kansas
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Death Notice - July 30, 2014
Hortense M. Dixon, 88, Fruita, died July 25, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, with a service at 11
a.m., at Living Water Baptist Church, 1822 J 3/10 Road, Fruita. Burial will be
at 3 p.m. at Rangely Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons, Faril and Roy; two daughters, Debbie Norris
and Lee Ann Eaton; one brother, Joe Hurt; two sisters, Mildred McKinney
and Vona Anthony; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to Living Water Baptist Church,
1822 J 3/10 Road, Fruita 81521.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Obituary - July 29, 2014
Hortense M. Dixon went to be
with her Lord and Savior July 25,
2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Grand Junction, CO.
Hortense was born on February
10, 1926, to O.B. and Myrtle Hurt
in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. She married
U.F. “Mutt” Dixon in Russell,
Kansas on May 18, 1944. They
settled in Rangely, Colorado in
1946, where they raised four children.
Hortense worked at the Rangely District Hospital for 20 plus years.
She was a member of Living Water Baptist Church in Fruita, Colorado
where she enjoyed serving Power Lunch to Fruita Monument High
School Students. She was also a member of the 80 plus Women’s Club
where they enjoyed singing, crafts and fellowship. She has always been
very active in her church.
After Mutt’s retirement from Chevron Oil Company in 1982, they
moved to Dinosaur, CO and lived there for a short time then moved to
Vernal, Utah. After Mutt’s death in 1998, Hortense moved to Barnsdall,
OK to be near her siblings until returning back to Fruita, Colorado to
be near her children.
Hortense loved fishing, hunting, camping and spending time with
family. She always enjoyed gardening; sharing her vegetables and
flowers with anyone who wanted them. She spent all of her spare time
gardening right up to the very end.
Hortense is preceded in death by Mutt, her husband of 52 years; her
parents; multiple siblings and two granddaughters. She is survived by
her children, Debbie (Butch) Norris, Fairl (Tonya) Dixon, LeeAnn
(Terry) Eaton and Roy (Mary Lou) Dixon; sisters, Mildred McKinney,
and Vona Anthony, and brother, Joe Hurt; eight grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services to be held July 30th at Living Water Baptist Church
in Fruita, CO. Viewing will be held at 10:00 a.m. and funeral service
to follow at 11:00 a.m. with graveside services at Rangely Memorial
Cemetery immediately following services.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Living Water Baptist
Church located at 1822 J ½ Rd., Fruita, CO.
