Gladys Irene Brinn Dixon, 87 of Raleigh, NC passed away on Sunday morning in her home of 10 years with the Brian Center and Retirement home in Clayton, NC. She fault hard with her battle of Alzheimer’s/Dementia Disease.
She was born in Beaufort County on March 2, 1933. She was the daughter of the late David Buchanan Brinn and Margaret (Maggie) Keech Brinn. She was member of the Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Pinetown, NC. She became a Cosmetologist owning her own Beauty Salon in Virginia Beach, VA for 20 plus years. Once she retired she moved to Raleigh, NC and worked with Pitney Bowes for 10 years.
Family was everything to her. In addition to her parents, she was the last living sibling of 8 children. Surviving are her children, Dru Anne Temple, Douglas Keith Dixon of Raleigh, NC and Billy Dalton Dixon, Jr. of Apopka, Fla. Grandchildren are Billy Ray Dixon, David Edward Dixon, Angela (Dixon) Branch, Stephanie (Dixon) Hancock, Christy (Temple) Roberts, Todd Temple and Douglas Keith Dixon, Jr. And, 17 Great Grandchildren. She also had 21 nieces and Nephews.
A service will be held to celebrate her life on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Mid-Way Baptist Church, 6910 Fayetteville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603 at 12:00 pm. ( www.mid-way.com )
In lieu of flowers, memorials/donations can be made to the Brian Center for Dementia/Alzheimer’s patients’ activities in Memory of Irene Dixon (204 Dairy Rd., Clayton, NC 27520). Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be left to the family below within "add a memory".
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