Mrs. Thelma Marie Phipps Dixon
September 26, 1928 - March 2, 2017
Mrs. Dixon was born on September 26, 1928 in Wilkinson County, the daughter of Otis Phipps and Ella Coleman Carter. Thelma was employed as a housekeeper for John Ashley Netterville in Woodville, MS for 20 years and The Sweet Potato Plant in Francisville, LA for 10 years. She is a member of the Church of Christ now the Living Word Worship Center. Thelma enjoyed cooking, sewing, singing, playing with her grandchildren and taking care of the family. Thelma is preceded in death by her parents; her husband: John David Dixon, Jr.; sons: Robert Lee Dixon and Percy Louis Phipps; and brother-in-law: Henry Barnes. She is survived by: one son: Clinton Dixon and wife Linda; three daughters: Jennifer Brown and husband William, Flora Turner and husband James, Irma Tillery, all of Natchez; one step-son: Albert Dennis and wife Claudia; three brothers: Joe Carter and wife Addeline, and Dave Carter, all of Natchez and Daniel Carter and wife Barbara of Atlanta, GA; three sisters: Dora Barnes of Dallas, TX, Ella Louise Robertson (Bobby Thomas), and Helen Washington and husband Eli, all of Natchez; 15 grandchildren, 30 great-grand children and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. Online condolences may be sent to www.westgatefh.com
Mrs. Dixon was born on September 26, 1928 in Wilkinson County, the daughter of Otis Phipps and Ella Coleman Carter. Thelma was employed as a housekeeper for John Ashley Netterville in Woodville, MS for 20 years and The Sweet Potato... View Obituary & Service Information