Dixie Kay

A sparkling light is gone from our world, gone to be with the Father. Dixie Kaye died July 25, 2012 in Louisville, Colorado where she had lived for many years. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina to Hubert Seaton Gill Jr., and Sara Frances Eaddy Gill, who preceded her in death, as did her brother Hubert Seaton Gill III. She is survived by her sister Annette Gill Seidel and her husband Richard of Morehead City, NC; her brother Randolph Eaddy Gill and his wife Charlene of San Diego, CA; her sister-in-law Sue Kelly Gill of Garner, NC; her nieces Sally Seidel Paulding of Stratham NH, Savannah Gill Lapinskes and her husband Zane of Garner NC, nephews Richard Paul Seidel, Jr and his wife Claudine of Wilmette, IL and Hubert Seaton Gill IV of Garner, NC and 12 great nieces and nephews, as well as her former husband Donald Elm of Superior CO and step daughter Stacey Bas, and her two children,of Bordeaux, France. She also leaves her dear friends, Shirley & Ralph Thompson, Mary Wright and Abraham Campbell and precious kitties, Peepers and Puddy.

She grew up in the old Raleigh NC area, centered by Blount Street, between Capital Square and Peace College, within a block of her grandmother Dixie Gill's home. She went to Murphey School, just as her father had, and sat in Fanny Knight Thomas' 3rd grade class, as he had too. Hugh Morson Jr High, Needham Broughton High School and Peace College followed, as she sparkled her way along loving having fun, adding friends and special experiences at every turn. Voted Miss Hugh Morson Jr High, cheerleading at Morson and Broughton, dancing at Atlantic Beach, working at Cameron Brown Mortgage Bankers and finally a career as a Flight Attendant at United Airlines in Denver CO from 1967-1995. Her first and only base was Denver because she fell in love with Colorado and stayed there till now.

She was the epitome of Southern hospitality, warmth and genuineness. She loved traveling, reading, flowers, dining with friends, hosting home Bible studies and was a gourmet. During her life and her illness she had a deep faith and trust in God. Her lifetime studying of the Bible was the lamp unto her feet and a light unto her path.

Her final resting place is beside her grandfather Hubert Seaton Gill and grandmother Dixie Taylor Dunn Gill in the cemetery at historic Forestville Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC. This service will be held on August 2nd at Forestville Baptist Church at 3pm.

A memorial service will be held in Colorado on Friday, August 17th at 11am at Conerstone Church in Boulder, 1190 South Lashly Street.

If you would like to make a donation in her memory, please consider HospiceCare of Boulder & Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trailridge Drive East Lafayette, CO 80026 or Must Love Fur, PO Box 1936 Broomfield CO 80038.