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Established 1948    The Herald Democrat February 16, 2010 DENISON - Rosa Etna Dixon, 88, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2010 in Omaha, Nebraska. Services for Rosa were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Bratcher Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Nichols officiating. Graveside services were held at Chapel on the Hill at Cedarlawn Memorial Park, 5805 Texoma Parkway, Sherman. Pallbearers were David Holcomb, Dennis Baecht, Bobby Baecht, Jimmy Baecht, Mike Baecht and John Baecht. Rosa was born on October 28, 1921 in Grafton, Illinois, daughter of Clarence A. Baecht and Alice Myrl Gowins. She moved with her family from Illinois to Texas in the early 1940s, where she met and married Edward L. "Pete" Dixon in 1945. She lived in Denison until 2005, when she moved to Omaha, Nebraska because of health reasons. She was a member of Waples United Methodist Church in Denison. In 1949 Rosie began working as a clerk at S. & H. Kress five and dime store, where she worked her way up to store manager in 1971, the position she held when the store closed in 1974. After taking a few years off to enjoy her granddaughter, she began working at Walmart in April 1977 and continued to work there until 1995 when she retired. She was a dedicated Yellow Jackets fan and had season tickets for more than 40 years. She is survived by son, William E. Dixon, and wife, Betty, of Springfield, Nebraska; granddaughter Deborah Lachner and husband, Seth, of Papillion, Nebraska; great-grandchildren, Nathan and Kalista Lachner of Papillion, Nebraska; brother, Robert Baecht of Denison; and sister, Nancy Richard of Denison. She was preceded in death by her husband Pete; brothers Clarence L. "Buddy" Baecht, Charles Baecht, Joseph A. "Tony" Baecht; and sisters Alice Holcomb and Jesse Hawkins. Arrangements were entrusted to the care and direction of Bratcher Funeral Home.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |