Alice Dixon

Alice Rebecca Neely Dixon, “Al” age 86, passed away surrounded by her family November 2, 2015 at St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.
She was born August 29, 1929 to Robert Joseph Neely and Angela Quentin Carpenter Neely in Cumberland, MD.
Alice attended Ursuline College in Louisville, KY and Frostburg State College, Frostburg, MD. She worked at Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory as a secretary. She married Howard Douglas Dixon on June 22, 1957. They were transferred to Salt Lake City, UT in 1965
.She was a caring daughter, devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, supportive sister, and faithful friend. She was a voracious reader, had a quick wit, was a civil war buff, and loved lunches with “the committee”. Generous of spirit and quick to laugh – her eyes sparkled as she broke into an impromptu jig. She loved spending time joking with her brothers and sisters, her kids and her grandchildren.
She is survived by her three daughters, Cheryl Diane Cunningham (Jim) SLC, Terryl Denise Erickson (Ted) Colorado Springs, CO, and Karol Darlene Dixon (Lori Frazier) Tooele, and her grandchildren; Benjamin Erickson, Samantha Erickson, Courtney Cunningham, Katelyn Dixon, and Patrick Cunningham; and her siblings, Ruth McCullough (El Cerrito, CA), Florence Schade (Cumberland, MD), Kathleen Neely O.S.U. (Peru), Martha Neely (Winchester, VA), John Neely (Dublin, OH) and sister-in-law Caroline Neely (Cumberland, MD).
She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Dixon, her sister, Mary Theresa Mattingly and her brothers Frederick, Andrew and George Neely. A celebration of life mass will be held in her honor January 8, 2016 at 11:00 am at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 1385 Spring Lane, Salt Lake City, UT 84117.
Family condolences can be made at www.holladaycottonwoodmortuary.com.In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, KY 3115 Lexington Rd, Louisville, KY 40206. Please specify for the Sisters of Peru or donate to a charity of your choice.