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BILL DIXON BLOOMFIELD. WILLIAM JOSEPH “BILL” DIXON, age 78 of Bloomfield died July 4, 2005 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born October 9, 1926 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Lester C. and Ruby N. Rees Dixon. He married JoAnn McConnell October 11, 1951 in Bloomfield, Iowa. He served in the United States Air Force for 6 ½ years, including time at the Pentagon and Airways and Air Communications Service at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C. and duty in Germany. He was a building contractor for many years. He was a member of Reed Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion in Bloomfield, serving as Post Adjutant and was also a member of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, serving on the Veteran’s Affairs Board. He was a member of the Bloomfield Christian Church. He is survived by his wife; 3 daughters Denise Ann (Bill) Hinton of Bloomfield, Debra Renee Wilkinson of Springfield, Missouri and Leslie Jill (Tim) Shipley of Crete, Nebraska; 11 grandchildren Jennifer Renee (Joe) Ramacher, Hailey Jo (Brian) Vogeler, Cody Lee Hinton, Lindsey Jo Shipley, Jessica Fae Wilkinson, Josiah Seth Shipley, Justin Michael Jay Wilkinson, Kalyn Leigh Shipley, Jillian Kay Wilkinson, Alisha Ann Shipley and Ashlyn Nicole Shipley: a great grandson Asher Austin Vogeler; 4 brothers Dean Dixon of Bloomfield, Gene Dixon of Centerville, Jack Dixon of Bloomfield and Larry Dixon of Bloomfield and a sister Karen Rosengren of Plymouth, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Virginia Lea Dixon. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Thursday July
7, 2005 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastor Tim
Shipley officiating. Burial with graveside military rites by Reed
Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion in Bloomfield, will be in
the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM
Wednesday with the family present from |
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