Dixie Virginia Brown (Benton) 98, of Garland, TX, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Virginia was born on September 30, 1921, in her grandmother's boarding house on Canton Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. The eldest daughter of Charles E Benton and Dixie Pace Benton, she lived the majority of her life within a few miles of her beloved place of birth.
Virginia attended North Dallas High School in Dallas and earned a certificate in computer programming from El Centro College in 1967. She was an accomplished accountant for most of her life and later retired to follow her new love as the owner of two art galleries, El Sibil and Adobe Walls, in historic downtown Garland. She was a professional picture framer, and her artisanship is displayed in many homes and businesses regionally. Outside of work, her passion was researching her family's genealogy.
Virginia, known by her grandchildren as "Ginnymom", cherished the times she spent with her family celebrating holidays and birthdays. She loved reading; especially books about the Civil War and Native American Culture.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Dixie; her sisters, Jacqueline Bosler and Dorothy Reagan; her brothers, Arnold Benton and Charles W Benton; her husbands, JD McKay, and Bob Brown.
She is survived by her sister, Charlane Bolton; her daughter, Phyllis Ann McKay Spence and husband, James; son, Joseph Donald McKay, Jr. and his wife, Kathie; son, Douglas Charles McKay and his wife, Sharon Dooley; grandchildren, Jennifer Bedford, Jay Spence, Joey Spence, Kristie McKay, Michelle Elmore, Adam McKay, Erin McKay La Font and husband, Chris, Ian McKay, Mariah McKay Munn and husband, Dan, Hattie Benton McKay; and step grandsons, Peter and Luke Bromley; great grandchildren, Aaron Bedford, Gabriel Green, Britnee Elmore, Tyler La Font, Spencer La Font, and Colin La Font; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The family would like to give a special thank you to Lisa Dang for her patience and care as mother's hairdresser and to Pura Marcaida for the happiness she brought mother by singing with her and loving her as your own grandmother.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 11, 2020 at 1:00PM at Williams Funeral Directors in Garland, TX. Friends may visit with the family for one hour prior to the service; 12:00-1:00 PM. A graveside service will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Please send any condolences online to www.williamsfuneral.com.
There will be a repass dinner at El Fenix at 1601 McKinney Avenue in Dallas following the graveside service.
Virginia was born on September 30, 1921, in her grandmother's boarding house on Canton Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. The eldest daughter of Charles E Benton and Dixie Pace Benton, she lived the majority of her life within a few miles of her beloved place of birth.
Virginia attended North Dallas High School in Dallas and earned a certificate in computer programming from El Centro College in 1967. She was an accomplished accountant for most of her life and later retired to follow her new love as the owner of two art galleries, El Sibil and Adobe Walls, in historic downtown Garland. She was a professional picture framer, and her artisanship is displayed in many homes and businesses regionally. Outside of work, her passion was researching her family's genealogy.
Virginia, known by her grandchildren as "Ginnymom", cherished the times she spent with her family celebrating holidays and birthdays. She loved reading; especially books about the Civil War and Native American Culture.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Dixie; her sisters, Jacqueline Bosler and Dorothy Reagan; her brothers, Arnold Benton and Charles W Benton; her husbands, JD McKay, and Bob Brown.
She is survived by her sister, Charlane Bolton; her daughter, Phyllis Ann McKay Spence and husband, James; son, Joseph Donald McKay, Jr. and his wife, Kathie; son, Douglas Charles McKay and his wife, Sharon Dooley; grandchildren, Jennifer Bedford, Jay Spence, Joey Spence, Kristie McKay, Michelle Elmore, Adam McKay, Erin McKay La Font and husband, Chris, Ian McKay, Mariah McKay Munn and husband, Dan, Hattie Benton McKay; and step grandsons, Peter and Luke Bromley; great grandchildren, Aaron Bedford, Gabriel Green, Britnee Elmore, Tyler La Font, Spencer La Font, and Colin La Font; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The family would like to give a special thank you to Lisa Dang for her patience and care as mother's hairdresser and to Pura Marcaida for the happiness she brought mother by singing with her and loving her as your own grandmother.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 11, 2020 at 1:00PM at Williams Funeral Directors in Garland, TX. Friends may visit with the family for one hour prior to the service; 12:00-1:00 PM. A graveside service will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Please send any condolences online to www.williamsfuneral.com.
There will be a repass dinner at El Fenix at 1601 McKinney Avenue in Dallas following the graveside service.
Dixie Virginia Brown (Benton) 98, of Garland, TX, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Virginia was born on September 30, 1921, in her grandmother's boarding house on Canton Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. The eldest daughter of Charles E Benton and Dixie Pace Benton, she lived the majority of her life within a few miles of her beloved place of birth.
Virginia attended North Dallas High School in Dallas and earned a certificate in computer programming from El Centro College in 1967. She was an accomplished accountant for most of her life and later retired to follow her new love as the owner of two art galleries, El Sibil and Adobe Walls, in historic downtown Garland. She was a professional picture framer, and her artisanship is displayed in many homes and businesses regionally. Outside of work, her passion was researching her family's genealogy.
Virginia, known by her grandchildren as "Ginnymom", cherished the times she spent with her family celebrating holidays and birthdays. She loved reading; especially books about the Civil War and Native American Culture.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Dixie; her sisters, Jacqueline Bosler and Dorothy Reagan; her brothers, Arnold Benton and Charles W Benton; her husbands, JD McKay, and Bob Brown.
She is survived by her sister, Charlane Bolton; her daughter, Phyllis Ann McKay Spence and husband, James; son, Joseph Donald McKay, Jr. and his wife, Kathie; son, Douglas Charles McKay and his wife, Sharon Dooley; grandchildren, Jennifer Bedford, Jay Spence, Joey Spence, Kristie McKay, Michelle Elmore, Adam McKay, Erin McKay La Font and husband, Chris, Ian McKay, Mariah McKay Munn and husband, Dan, Hattie Benton McKay; and step grandsons, Peter and Luke Bromley; great grandchildren, Aaron Bedford, Gabriel Green, Britnee Elmore, Tyler La Font, Spencer La Font, and Colin La Font; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The family would like to give a special thank you to Lisa Dang for her patience and care as mother's hairdresser and to Pura Marcaida for the happiness she brought mother by singing with her and loving her as your own grandmother.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 11, 2020 at 1:00PM at Williams Funeral Directors in Garland, TX. Friends may visit with the family for one hour prior to the service; 12:00-1:00 PM. A graveside service will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Please send any condolences online to www.williamsfuneral.com.
There will be a repass dinner at El Fenix at 1601 McKinney Avenue in Dallas following the graveside service.
Virginia was born on September 30, 1921, in her grandmother's boarding house on Canton Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. The eldest daughter of Charles E Benton and Dixie Pace Benton, she lived the majority of her life within a few miles of her beloved place of birth.
Virginia attended North Dallas High School in Dallas and earned a certificate in computer programming from El Centro College in 1967. She was an accomplished accountant for most of her life and later retired to follow her new love as the owner of two art galleries, El Sibil and Adobe Walls, in historic downtown Garland. She was a professional picture framer, and her artisanship is displayed in many homes and businesses regionally. Outside of work, her passion was researching her family's genealogy.
Virginia, known by her grandchildren as "Ginnymom", cherished the times she spent with her family celebrating holidays and birthdays. She loved reading; especially books about the Civil War and Native American Culture.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Dixie; her sisters, Jacqueline Bosler and Dorothy Reagan; her brothers, Arnold Benton and Charles W Benton; her husbands, JD McKay, and Bob Brown.
She is survived by her sister, Charlane Bolton; her daughter, Phyllis Ann McKay Spence and husband, James; son, Joseph Donald McKay, Jr. and his wife, Kathie; son, Douglas Charles McKay and his wife, Sharon Dooley; grandchildren, Jennifer Bedford, Jay Spence, Joey Spence, Kristie McKay, Michelle Elmore, Adam McKay, Erin McKay La Font and husband, Chris, Ian McKay, Mariah McKay Munn and husband, Dan, Hattie Benton McKay; and step grandsons, Peter and Luke Bromley; great grandchildren, Aaron Bedford, Gabriel Green, Britnee Elmore, Tyler La Font, Spencer La Font, and Colin La Font; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The family would like to give a special thank you to Lisa Dang for her patience and care as mother's hairdresser and to Pura Marcaida for the happiness she brought mother by singing with her and loving her as your own grandmother.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 11, 2020 at 1:00PM at Williams Funeral Directors in Garland, TX. Friends may visit with the family for one hour prior to the service; 12:00-1:00 PM. A graveside service will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Please send any condolences online to www.williamsfuneral.com.
There will be a repass dinner at El Fenix at 1601 McKinney Avenue in Dallas following the graveside service.
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