Mattie Nelle Dixon, 98, a former resident of Fort Scott, passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at the Medicalodge in Frontenac.
She was born in Pittsburg, Kansas, on Feb. 14, 1924, to John W. Gier and Mattie (Winterbower) Gier. She married Floyd J. Dixon, Jr. on Sept. 21, 1941. He preceded her in death on May 9, 1988.
Mattie attended Sunrise School and graduated from Hepler High School. She was a member of Hiattville United Methodist Church, Emera Chapter #427 of Hepler, Kansas, and Ideal Chapter #369 of Hiattville, Kansas Order of the Eastern Star, and served as an organist for many years.
She worked as a shipyard welder during World War II, and upon returning to a farm in the Hiattville area, she worked several years at the O'Bryan Ranch. She also worked at the Basham McKenna Clinic and retired from Fort Scott Family Physicians in December 1989.
Caring for her were nieces Judy Smith of Fort Scott, Dorothy Kurth of Carrollton, Missouri, and Cleo Hilstand of Larned, Kansas. Other survivors include nephews and a niece.
Preceding her in death were her parents, half-sisters, a half-brother, and her husband, Floyd.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Walnut Cemetery, in Walnut, Kansas, under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hiattville United Methodist Church and may be left in the care of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall Street, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.