Dixie Kay Waddell

Dixie Kay Waddell, 71, of Mechanicsville, entered eternal rest November 25, 2015. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11:00 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, Iowa, with a luncheon in Dixie's honor immediately following the service at Fry Funeral Home. Inurnment will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Iowa. Visitation will be November 28, 2015 from 9:30-11:00 am also at Fry Funeral Home. A memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Dixie was born August 20, 1944 in Osceola, Iowa to Lowell and Evelyn (Gorr) Burkhead. She attended and graduated from Lorimor High School, class of 1962. Dixie married the love of her life, Harold Waddell in January 1962 and later on became a Medical Transcriptionist at Mercy Towncrest. Dixie's husband, family and love for Jesus was her life. Family camping trips and old country music (Alan Jackson being her favorite); gardening and quilting, all of these are things Dixie enjoyed in her lifetime, making and leaving beautiful memories for her family and friends. Dixie is survived by her husband, Harold Waddell of Mechanicsville; sons, Marty (Karen) Waddell of Tipton, Iowa and Terry (Patti) Waddell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; sisters, Marcia Dunston of Stanwood, Iowa and Sherry Carter of Iowa City, Iowa; brother, Bill Burkhead of Creston, Iowa; 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Shirley Page and brother, Jack Burkhead.