Dixie L. Nicholson

Dixie Lea Nicholson, age 90, passed away Monday, December 30, 2024. Dixie was born November 28, 1934, in Rifle, Colorado, the daughter of Fred and Gladys Stevens. She grew up in a family of two sisters and three brothers.

Dixie was raised in Sioux City, Iowa and attended East High School. She met Jerry Nicholson of Des Moines and they were married July 2, 1953, at East Monmouth, New Jersey, where Jerry was stationed in the Army.

Dixie was mother to five children. She is survived by Steven, Christopher, and Elizabeth, as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sons, Jerry and Mark.

Dixie worked at Delavan Corporation in West Des Moines for 22 years as a production worker until she retired in September 2000. She enjoyed spending time with her family, keeping her home, reading history and biographies, and just enjoying God’s beautiful creation.

Testimony:

“I believed in God and Jesus as I grew up, but I never really understood the plan of salvation until I met my husband and his family. I accepted Christ at a Billy Graham rally in New Jersey in 1953. Through the years I let the Lord down many times in my life, but the Holy Spirit kept drawing me closer, and I know I am saved because the Holy Spirit bears witness with my spirit. Praise God, He is my Savior.”

She was a member of First Federated Church.

Memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 6, 2025, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines.

Contributions may be directed to Mission Church (formerly First Federated Church), 12001 Ridgemont Drive, Urbandale, IA 50323.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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