Gwen A. Dixon, 100, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:55 pm, Thursday, October 10, 2019 at her home. She was born October 30, 1918 in Huntington County, Indiana to Farel and Erma (Tribolet) Flora.
Gwen was a 1936 graduate of Andrews High School. She married Esta Lewis Dixon on October 11, 1941 in Huntington, Indiana; he died April 4, 2001. She was a beautician for 25 years, volunteered at the Wabash County Hospital, and during WWII she worked at Lockheed as a Rosie the riveter. Gwen was a longtime member of the St. Matthews United Church of Christ, and a current member of the Wabash Alliance Church. She was an avid basketball and football fan, and especially enjoyed the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts. She enjoyed golfing, fishing, card playing, gardening, and quilting.
She is survived by two children, Larry (Lisa) Dixon of Alamosa, Colorado, and Linda (Tim) Mylin of Noblesville, Indiana, two grandchildren, Isaiah (Kristal) Mylin of Zionsville, Indiana, and Maggie (Michael) Perry of Noblesville, four great-grandchildren, Rhett and Reign Perry of Noblesville, and Micaiah and Noah Mylin of Zionsville and two sisters, Jean Leakey of Wabash, and Jane Collins of Huntington, Indiana. She was also preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Debra Kay Dixon, great granddaughter Willow Arabella Perry, sister June Maurer, and three brothers Keny Flora, Robert Flora, and Bill Flora.
Memorial services will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Wabash Alliance Church, 1200 N. Cass Street, Wabash with Rev. Todd Render officiating. Family will receive friends from 12-2 pm Sunday, at the church. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.
Preferred memorials are Wabash Alliance Church or the Gigi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center, 5909 E 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46250.
The memorial guest book for Gwen may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.