Mrs. Asa Dixon, Sr., passed peacefully over the wide river of death at 4:15 Monday
morning, Oct. 28, 1918. She had been breathing hard but at the end she seemed to breathe
naturally, a smile came upon her lips and her spirit passed to be with the Savior of mankind,
whom she had loved and served for so many years, not so much with outward devotion but
by serving others, which was the real passion of her life. About fourteen years ago she suffered an injury in an run-away accident that started a tumor on her kidney that require a
very serious surgical operation, from which she never fully recovered. She has been growing
gradually weaker for the past three years, death finally resulting from a hardening of the
arteries. An open-air funeral will be held at the resident on west Colfax street at 2 o'clock
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Underwood. During her last few
days on earth she seemed to realize it was her last illness and she chose the text from which
her funeral sermon was preached being the words of St. Paul , "I am ow ready to be offered
up. I have fought a good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith." Alice
McManigal was born in Scioto County, Ohio June 16th,1849, and was therefore 69 years of
age last June. She came to this county with her parents in December of 1864. T. M. Carter
had been out here for some years and went back to bring his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McManigal and five children came with them. They came as far as Grinnell, Ia, on the train
and then bought a team and came the balance of the way in the old fashioned "prairie
Schooner." She was married to Asa Dixon by Jesse T. Davis, then the county judge, of
DeSoto June 2n, 1866 before she was quite 17 years of age. The following May Mr. Dixon
took a homestead several miles north of Blair and lived there until he moved to this city in
1886, going to the hotel and real estate business. For a number of years they have lived here a part of the time and in California part of the time. She was the mother of fourteen children,
Twelve of whom are now living, They lost one little daughter, Ada, two months old and
Jennia, Mrs. T. E. Morrill of Toronto, Canada who won a gold metal as the best Pianist in
Canada, who died of blood poisoning a few years ago. Alma, Mrs. T. E. King of Omaha is
the eldest child, J. M. of this city, Frank of Burt County, Lois, Mrs. L. E. Robinson, of Los
Angeles, Emil and Asa, Jr. of this city, Wallace of Tekamah, Charles and Dulcie Mrs.
Will Miller of Los Angeles, Maud, Mrs. Russell Trapp of Seattle, Washington, Oscar f this
city and Frank of New York City, baby of the family. She also leaves four brothers,
Bird
McManigal of Fullerton, Alec. of this city, Chas. of Bear Forks, Wisconsin, Arch of Decatur
and one sister, Mrs. John Holeton of this city. There are 38 grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren. Mrs. Dixon wasn't really old in years but she was in service. She had certainly
done her share of work of the world and the best part of it was a wonderful career, few of who have ever equaled it. She has earned a rest that is eternal if anyone ever has.
morning, Oct. 28, 1918. She had been breathing hard but at the end she seemed to breathe
naturally, a smile came upon her lips and her spirit passed to be with the Savior of mankind,
whom she had loved and served for so many years, not so much with outward devotion but
by serving others, which was the real passion of her life. About fourteen years ago she suffered an injury in an run-away accident that started a tumor on her kidney that require a
very serious surgical operation, from which she never fully recovered. She has been growing
gradually weaker for the past three years, death finally resulting from a hardening of the
arteries. An open-air funeral will be held at the resident on west Colfax street at 2 o'clock
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Underwood. During her last few
days on earth she seemed to realize it was her last illness and she chose the text from which
her funeral sermon was preached being the words of St. Paul , "I am ow ready to be offered
up. I have fought a good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith." Alice
McManigal was born in Scioto County, Ohio June 16th,1849, and was therefore 69 years of
age last June. She came to this county with her parents in December of 1864. T. M. Carter
had been out here for some years and went back to bring his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McManigal and five children came with them. They came as far as Grinnell, Ia, on the train
and then bought a team and came the balance of the way in the old fashioned "prairie
Schooner." She was married to Asa Dixon by Jesse T. Davis, then the county judge, of
DeSoto June 2n, 1866 before she was quite 17 years of age. The following May Mr. Dixon
took a homestead several miles north of Blair and lived there until he moved to this city in
1886, going to the hotel and real estate business. For a number of years they have lived here a part of the time and in California part of the time. She was the mother of fourteen children,
Twelve of whom are now living, They lost one little daughter, Ada, two months old and
Jennia, Mrs. T. E. Morrill of Toronto, Canada who won a gold metal as the best Pianist in
Canada, who died of blood poisoning a few years ago. Alma, Mrs. T. E. King of Omaha is
the eldest child, J. M. of this city, Frank of Burt County, Lois, Mrs. L. E. Robinson, of Los
Angeles, Emil and Asa, Jr. of this city, Wallace of Tekamah, Charles and Dulcie Mrs.
Will Miller of Los Angeles, Maud, Mrs. Russell Trapp of Seattle, Washington, Oscar f this
city and Frank of New York City, baby of the family. She also leaves four brothers,
Bird
McManigal of Fullerton, Alec. of this city, Chas. of Bear Forks, Wisconsin, Arch of Decatur
and one sister, Mrs. John Holeton of this city. There are 38 grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren. Mrs. Dixon wasn't really old in years but she was in service. She had certainly
done her share of work of the world and the best part of it was a wonderful career, few of who have ever equaled it. She has earned a rest that is eternal if anyone ever has.
Mrs. Asa Dixon, Sr., passed peacefully over the wide river of death at 4:15 Monday
morning, Oct. 28, 1918. She had been breathing hard but at the end she seemed to breathe
naturally, a smile came upon her lips and her spirit passed to be with the Savior of mankind,
whom she had loved and served for so many years, not so much with outward devotion but
by serving others, which was the real passion of her life. About fourteen years ago she suffered an injury in an run-away accident that started a tumor on her kidney that require a
very serious surgical operation, from which she never fully recovered. She has been growing
gradually weaker for the past three years, death finally resulting from a hardening of the
arteries. An open-air funeral will be held at the resident on west Colfax street at 2 o'clock
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Underwood. During her last few
days on earth she seemed to realize it was her last illness and she chose the text from which
her funeral sermon was preached being the words of St. Paul , "I am ow ready to be offered
up. I have fought a good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith." Alice
McManigal was born in Scioto County, Ohio June 16th,1849, and was therefore 69 years of
age last June. She came to this county with her parents in December of 1864. T. M. Carter
had been out here for some years and went back to bring his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McManigal and five children came with them. They came as far as Grinnell, Ia, on the train
and then bought a team and came the balance of the way in the old fashioned "prairie
Schooner." She was married to Asa Dixon by Jesse T. Davis, then the county judge, of
DeSoto June 2n, 1866 before she was quite 17 years of age. The following May Mr. Dixon
took a homestead several miles north of Blair and lived there until he moved to this city in
1886, going to the hotel and real estate business. For a number of years they have lived here a part of the time and in California part of the time. She was the mother of fourteen children,
Twelve of whom are now living, They lost one little daughter, Ada, two months old and
Jennia, Mrs. T. E. Morrill of Toronto, Canada who won a gold metal as the best Pianist in
Canada, who died of blood poisoning a few years ago. Alma, Mrs. T. E. King of Omaha is
the eldest child, J. M. of this city, Frank of Burt County, Lois, Mrs. L. E. Robinson, of Los
Angeles, Emil and Asa, Jr. of this city, Wallace of Tekamah, Charles and Dulcie Mrs.
Will Miller of Los Angeles, Maud, Mrs. Russell Trapp of Seattle, Washington, Oscar f this
city and Frank of New York City, baby of the family. She also leaves four brothers,
Bird
McManigal of Fullerton, Alec. of this city, Chas. of Bear Forks, Wisconsin, Arch of Decatur
and one sister, Mrs. John Holeton of this city. There are 38 grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren. Mrs. Dixon wasn't really old in years but she was in service. She had certainly
done her share of work of the world and the best part of it was a wonderful career, few of who have ever equaled it. She has earned a rest that is eternal if anyone ever has.
morning, Oct. 28, 1918. She had been breathing hard but at the end she seemed to breathe
naturally, a smile came upon her lips and her spirit passed to be with the Savior of mankind,
whom she had loved and served for so many years, not so much with outward devotion but
by serving others, which was the real passion of her life. About fourteen years ago she suffered an injury in an run-away accident that started a tumor on her kidney that require a
very serious surgical operation, from which she never fully recovered. She has been growing
gradually weaker for the past three years, death finally resulting from a hardening of the
arteries. An open-air funeral will be held at the resident on west Colfax street at 2 o'clock
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Underwood. During her last few
days on earth she seemed to realize it was her last illness and she chose the text from which
her funeral sermon was preached being the words of St. Paul , "I am ow ready to be offered
up. I have fought a good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith." Alice
McManigal was born in Scioto County, Ohio June 16th,1849, and was therefore 69 years of
age last June. She came to this county with her parents in December of 1864. T. M. Carter
had been out here for some years and went back to bring his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. McManigal and five children came with them. They came as far as Grinnell, Ia, on the train
and then bought a team and came the balance of the way in the old fashioned "prairie
Schooner." She was married to Asa Dixon by Jesse T. Davis, then the county judge, of
DeSoto June 2n, 1866 before she was quite 17 years of age. The following May Mr. Dixon
took a homestead several miles north of Blair and lived there until he moved to this city in
1886, going to the hotel and real estate business. For a number of years they have lived here a part of the time and in California part of the time. She was the mother of fourteen children,
Twelve of whom are now living, They lost one little daughter, Ada, two months old and
Jennia, Mrs. T. E. Morrill of Toronto, Canada who won a gold metal as the best Pianist in
Canada, who died of blood poisoning a few years ago. Alma, Mrs. T. E. King of Omaha is
the eldest child, J. M. of this city, Frank of Burt County, Lois, Mrs. L. E. Robinson, of Los
Angeles, Emil and Asa, Jr. of this city, Wallace of Tekamah, Charles and Dulcie Mrs.
Will Miller of Los Angeles, Maud, Mrs. Russell Trapp of Seattle, Washington, Oscar f this
city and Frank of New York City, baby of the family. She also leaves four brothers,
Bird
McManigal of Fullerton, Alec. of this city, Chas. of Bear Forks, Wisconsin, Arch of Decatur
and one sister, Mrs. John Holeton of this city. There are 38 grandchildren and 8 great
grandchildren. Mrs. Dixon wasn't really old in years but she was in service. She had certainly
done her share of work of the world and the best part of it was a wonderful career, few of who have ever equaled it. She has earned a rest that is eternal if anyone ever has.
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