Ada Lucilla Dixon

Ada Lucilla Dixon, 98, long-time resident of Del City, Oklahoma, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother passed from this life to be with her Lord on April 16, 2018 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The second of two children, Lucilla was born at home September 16, 1919, in Carroll County, Arkansas, to Jasper Clayton and Mallie Pearl (Walker) Ward. She spent her young life helping her family work their land and farm tomatoes while attending a two-room country schoolhouse in the nearby community of Dean. On January 2, 1942, she married Ivan George Dixon of Cashion, Oklahoma, in Berryville, Arkansas. They lived in various locations before buying their home in Del City in 1948 where Ivan worked at Tinker Air Force Base. A member of Del City Christian Church, Lucilla was a stay-at-home mom who made her family the purpose of her life. She was a perfectionist and it seemed that no matter what she put her hand to, she was able to master it. Lucilla was particular about the neatness and cleanliness of her home and worked long and hard to keep it that way. She was a talented seamstress, excellent cook and baker, especially known for her hen dressing, crescent rolls, amazing pies, and English toffee. However, she was happiest when close to the earth. She enjoyed her vegetable gardens, fruit trees, growing beautiful flowers, and having a weed-free yard. She was also an avid O.U. Sooners fan. Lucilla’s 19th Street family was always welcome, coming every day to visit. They were a very close group, remaining close in friendship until the end of their lives. Those who knew her will miss her sweet spirit. Every time we think back on those wonderful forever memories of her, there’s a song that will always come to mind. “Precious memories, how they linger, how they ever flood my soul.” Those left to cherish her memory are three children: Ivan Dwayne Dixon and wife Judy,

Phyllis Ann Herrin and husband Marvin, Kenneth Ray Dixon and wife Gwena: six grandchildren: Nona Lemley and husband Bill, Connie Fields, Bryan Herrin and wife Amy, Brady Herrin and wife Natalie, Shane Dixon, Rusty Dixon and wife Kristi; eleven great-grandchildren: Jared Lemley and wife Lindsey, Jake Lemley, Courtney and husband Micah Dawson, Daniel Fields, Hendrix Herrin, Baden Herrin, Remy Herrin, Lennox Herrin, Anders Herrin, Hunter Dixon, and Ember Dixon; one great-great-grandson, Carter Dawson. Lucilla was preceded in death by her parents; devoted husband of 40 years, Ivan; one brother, Carroll Ward; grandson-in-law, Mark Fields; and grandson, Andy Dixon. Services will be conducted on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Bill Eisenhour Southeast Chapel, 5005 SE 29th St., Del City, OK 73115. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. the same day in Kingfisher Cemetery, Kingfisher, Oklahoma.