Judith A. Dixon-Willard

She was born February 13, 1943 in Mason City, IA to Russell Preston and Hazel Eleanor (Francis) Buchanan. She married Thomas D. Dixon. She later married Joseph B. Willard on January 20, 1983 in Peoria. He preceded her in death in September 2017.

Surviving is her daughter, Stephanie (Jessee) Towery of Bartonville; three step-children, Jill (Mark) Karkiewicz of Stevens Point, WI, Brad (Mitzi) Willard of Clinton, and Gregg (Kim) Willard of Palm Harbor, FL; 11 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Joan Buchanan of Paradise Valley, AZ; two nephews, David (Gale) Eilers of Washington, IL and Jeff (Martha) Buchanan of Sturbridge, MA; one niece, Beth Buchanan of Scottsdale, AZ.

Judith was preceded in death by two sisters, Bev (Jack) Miller and Kaye Buchanan; and brother, David Buchanan.

She last worked as an accountant for Common Place in Peoria for over 15 years. Judith previously worked for Carson-Pirie-Scott/Bergners in both Peoria and Chicago for many years. She loved to work on genealogy with Ancestry.com.

She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pekin, where Judith’s funeral mass will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2019. Rev. Fr. Michael Andrejek will officiate. A visitation will take place on Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. also at the church. Burial will take place in Parkview Cemetery in Peoria. Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel in Peoria is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be made to her church or PAWS or Foster Pet Outreach or TCAC.

Condolences may be left for Judith’s family at www.davison-fulton.com.