Dixie and Terry loved traveling the world. Their travels together included to Hawaii, China, Hong Kong, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ireland, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Africa, France, Germany, Spain, Egypt, Canada, and extensively in Mexico. Later in life, Dixie took up solo traveling as a serious pursuit, travelling all over the world to amazing places like India, Cambodia, Greece, and throughout Eastern Europe, just to name a few.
In addition to managing the family business and raising children, Dixie enthusiastically volunteered at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville, Texas in many capacities over her lifetime, including serving as Treasurer for both the School and the Church, chairing Bazaars, and caring for the flower beds. After becoming an empty nester, she attended the School of Spirituality, became a Verger, taking on the role of managing Acolytes, Lay Minister and Readers, and coordinating with the Altar Guild. She also cherished and attended services at Trinity Episcopal Church in Junction, Texas.
She was a devoted daughter caring for her parents as they aged and required care. She was also a rancher, managing the two Texas Hill Country family ranches that her parents passed on to her, traveling there monthly most of her adult life. Back in Greenville, she loved to play bridge with her friends in several different bridge clubs. She was a member of the Dirtdabblers Garden Club, and a ladies book club.
Last, but not least, she loved her 4 grandchildren. She loved that they called her ''My Dear'', and treasured taking each of them on special one-on-one international trips. Shelby Hunt Clardy explored the Greek Islands with her, Henry Jarnigan traveled with her to Turkey and Syria, and she and Ella Jarnigan had great adventures to Bolivia, Peru, and the Galapagos Islands. It was a great disappointment when the Pandemic hit and she never got to take her youngest grandchild, Maggie, on the trip they had booked to Africa. She always kept up with her beloved grandchildren even as they lived far from her.
Dixie was a caring, strong, loyal, and independent person. Not very long after her 80th birthday, it was discovered that she had a large tumor on her spine and was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. She told us that she had lived a long and wonderful life, and she made the choice to enter Hospice care in Austin, where her daughter lives with her husband Tony. The staff at Christopher House took amazing care of her during her final days where she peacefully died on February 20, 2025.
The family will hold a private memorial service on her childhood ranch and also plan to take her on more adventures around the world.
In honor of Dixie, donations can be made to
Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, TX 78759 https://www.hospiceaustin.org/get-involved/donate/donation-form/
Trinity Episcopal Church, PO Box 3, Junction, TX 76849 https://trinity-episcopal-church.constantcontactsites.com/
or to a Charity of your choice.
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Bryan Black
Greenville, TX Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Found memory's of Dixie and Terry, two of the great ones! It was my pleasure to have known both of them.My condolences to the family.