DIXIE LEE JOHNSON

LAMAR- A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lamar for Dixie Lee Johnson, 81, Lamar, who died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024.

A visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10 a.m.

Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.

Contributions are suggested and made payable to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.dfhlamar.com.

Survivors include one son, JR Johnson, Lamar; a daughter, Margie Short and husband DJ, Warrensburg; an honorary daughter, Cindy Johnson, Lamar; five grandchildren, Austin Johnson and wife Anna and Cheyenne Parks and husband Dalton, all of Lamar, Warner Short and Grace Hill, Lambert Short and Velie Short, all of Warrensburg; three great-grandchildren, Lincoln Johnson, Tucker Parks and Swaden Parks and one due in November 2024.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy and one sister, Reba Sipes.

Mrs. Johnson was born Sept. 7, 1942, in Carthage, to Bert Olen Fasken and Verna Lavina (Isenman) Fasken. She was a graduate of Golden City High School. She married Roy Frances Johnson Jr. on Feb. 16, 1962, in Lamar.

She worked as an agent for the USDA Farm Service Agency. She was a member of the Eastern Star, lifetime member of CASI (Chili Appreciation Society International) and the 2000 Chili Cook Off World Champion. She was involved with the Lamar Fire Department since 1964 and led and organized the Toys for Tots toy drive, along with the Red Cross Blood Drive. She also volunteered at Good Samaritan Shop.