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Betty Jean Grant Dixson

Birth	:	19 Apr 1927 Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Oct 2018 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9933014, -93.6112976
Description	:	Betty Jean (nee Grant) Dixson, 91, passed away on October 8, 2018 at Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames. A celebration of life funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 13, at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave, Ames, Iowa. Burial will take place at a later date. Betty was born April 19, 1927 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Her parents were Loyd and Velma (Wilson) Grant. She moved to Ames, Iowa in 1938 with her family and graduated from Ames High school in 1944. She attended Drake University, where she studied voice. On October 8, 1949 she married... Read More	Betty Jean (nee Grant) Dixson, 91, passed away on October 8, 2018 at Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames. A celebration of life funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 13, at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave, Ames, Iowa. Burial will take place at a later date. Betty was born April 19, 1927 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Her parents were Loyd and Velma (Wilson) Grant. She moved to Ames, Iowa in 1938 with her family and graduated from Ames High school in 1944. She attended Drake University, where she studied voice. On October 8, 1949 she married Donald L. Dixson. They raised a son and a daughter. While living in Crystal Lake, Illinois Betty was director of music for the Methodist church. Upon Donald's retirement they moved to Palm Harbor, Florida, where she directed a women's choral group. In 2010 she moved back to Ames, Iowa to be near her son and family, and once again directed a choral group at the Green Hills Retirement Community. Betty is survived by her daughter, a son, two granddaughters, and one great grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and sister Cleone (Grant) Ullestad. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family. Obituary courtesy of Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, Ames, Iowa.

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Betty Jean Grant Dixson's memorial is located at: Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, Story County, USA.
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Betty Jean Grant Dixson death on 8 Oct 2018 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.9933014
Longitude: -93.6112976

Family Members:

Parent

Loyd D. Grant

(1898 - 1950)

Velma C. Grant

(1897 - 1986)

Spouse

Donald Lorenzo Dixson

(1926 - 2001)

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Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9933014, -93.6112976

2. First Christian Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.0270500, -93.6174100

3. Ames Municipal Cemetery
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4. Saint Thomas Aquinas Columbarium
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5. Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
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6. Collegiate United Methodist Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.0226200, -93.6522400

7. Collegiate Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0248290, -93.6547490

8. Iowa State University Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0306000, -93.6539000

9. Walnut Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

10. Saint Andrews Lutheran Church Columbarium
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11. Kelley Community Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9496000, -93.6582000

12. Bloomington Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0466573, -93.5852182

13. Ontario Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0286217, -93.6781387

14. Bethany Cemetery
Kelley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9366989, -93.6594009

15. Lincoln Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9235992, -93.6097031

16. McMichael Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0852203, -93.5915833

17. Arrasmith Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

18. Ballard Grove Cemetery
Huxley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8999872, -93.5918840

19. Olive Branch Cemetery
Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0080986, -93.7369003

20. Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067600, -93.5424400

21. Sheldahl Lutheran Cemetery
Palestine Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9071910, -93.6954800

22. Knoll Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0489006, -93.4869003

23. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0233803, -93.4629364

24. Fjeldberg Cemetery
Huxley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8786011, -93.5997009