Dodie Dix

HERINGTON -Yvonne Lorraine “Dodie” Dix,  passed away July 19th,  at Diversicare of Council Grove.  She was 90.  She was born October 20, 1925, to Roy W. and Flo Wiggans of Delavan.  She attended school in Delavan and graduated from Delavan High School.  That is where she met the love of her life, Warren Dix.  Dodie attended Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina after graduation and returned home to marry Warren before he left to travel to Europe with the U.S. Army in 1945.  Dodie worked at the Delavan Air Base until Warren safely returned home and they set up their home on a windy hill east of Delavan.  This was to be their homestead for 65 years.  There they raised their children, spoiled 3 grandchildren and enjoyed a long retirement together before moving to Council Grove.

Dodie loved life.  She was an avid animal and bird lover.  She loved to fish, sew, and embroider, was a master furniture refinisher.  She loved to paint and garden.  She loved her KU Jayhawks and Boston Red Sox.

Dodie was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, (Russel, Leland,  Roland Coover, Lyn, and Jr. Wiggans) and son-in-law Bob Hensley.

Dodie is survived by her son Steve, and wife Megan of Wilsey, and daughter Marsha Hensley of Council Grove.  She is also survived by three adored grandchildren: Christy and Steve Buchman, Matthew and Nichole Hensley, all of Council Grove, and Sarah and Sean DeMars of Idaho.  She leaves seven great grandchildren: Cale and Blake Buchman, Riley and Tanner Shade, Macey Hensley, and Cooper and Graham DeMars.  Also special to Dodie were her brother-in-law Don Dix and wife Linda of Emporia.

Memorials to the Lyon County Humane Society, Emporia, Kansas, and they may be sent to Zeiner Funeral Home at 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS, 67449.

Private inurnment service for Dodie and Warren will be held at Delavan Cemetery at a later date.

MOM’s HANDS

Mom’s hands are still now

They are crooked, wrinkled and cold

But I see them in my mind

Doing a million different things.

I see their loving touch of her favorite cats and dogs

I see them kneading rye bread and whipping meringue to top a pie.

I see them tending delicate African violets

But also taking the hoe after a snake.

I see them chopping corn off the cob all day to fill the freezer for winter

And throwing fresh chicken on a grill during a busy day of butchering with a friend.

I see them endlessly stitching tea towels and little girl’s dresses.

I see them, sanding, staining and varnishing furniture

 until it sparkled and was smooth as glass.

I see them painting bunnies and Santas for the grandchildren’s delight.

I see them setting her mom’s hair in pincurls and perm rods.

I see them endlessly filling the feeders with thistle, seeds and nectar

And I see them holding precious baby granddaughters and grandson.

I see them still now, but I remember the love and work they accomplished

And my mind will never forget.