

Born August 5, 1943 in Rock Creek Township, Hancock County to Kenneth Ray and Loralee (Seigfried) Freeman, she married Danny Joe McQueen.
Surviving are her mother, Loralee Freeman of Pekin; three sons, Tony (Cori) Bloom of Marquette Heights, David Lee Pfeiffer, Jr. of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Jeff (Lauri) Pfeiffer of Pekin; one daughter, Bobbi Lumpkin of Pekin; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Arlen (Rozanne) Freeman of Buckeye, Arizona and Terry (Linda) Freeman of Pekin; and two sisters, Sandy (Ron) Weiland and Sharon (Brent) Simpson, both of Pekin.
She was preceded in death by her father and one infant daughter, Velma Jo-Lynn McQueen.
Dixie worked at the Hopedale Nursing Home for 16 years, retiring October 25, 2007 as the activity director. Previously, she worked at Perino Nursing Home in Pekin as the activity director.
Dixie enjoyed crocheting, reading, and facebooking.
Her visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin. Family burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery in Pekin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Pekin, 1101 Veerman Street, Pekin, IL 61554.
To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com
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