ST
JOHNS CEMETERY, MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
DIXON, Claire Josephine Strang, 30 Sep.
1925 - 20 Feb. 2013.
Mrs. Claire Josephine Strang Dixon, 87, former longtime resident of Harris
Street and later Morning Pointe, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at The
Gardens of Poplar Estates.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter's
Episcopal Church with The Rev. Dr. Richard Zalesak officiating. Burial will
follow at St. John's, Ashwood. The family will visit with friends Saturday from
1:00 � 2:00 p.m. in St.Peter's Parish Hall. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorials to St. Peter's Episcopal
Church, 311 West Seventh St., Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be offered
online at www.oakesandnichols.com.A native of Magnolia, New Jersey, Mrs. Dixon
was the daughter of the late Harold Emerson Strang, Sr. and Josephine Mehl
Strang. On June 27, 1964 she married Robert Ellison Dixon who preceded her in
death September 21, 2000. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting and loved
her pets. Mrs. Dixon was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Survivors
include her daughter, Lin (Jim) Taylor of Columbia; son, John Runner of
Hamilton, New Jersey; grandsons, Robert (Jennifer) Taylor of Lindale, Texas,
Andrew Taylor of Columbia; great granddaughter, Ashley Taylor of Lindale, Texas;
and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Harold
Emerson Strang, Jr. and a sister, Jane Phillips. Pallbearers will be Randy
Miller, Danny Wise, Keith Edlund, John Allen Stone,Austin Miller and Braxton
Miller. The family wishes to express special thanks to Poplar Estates, Morning
Pointe, Hospice Compassus and Dr. Paul Perryman.
Obituary
sent by Mary Bob Richardson 28 Jul 2016