Joyce Lilian (Brinkworth) Dixon |
| Posted 2017-05-25 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Thursday, May 25, 2017 <<< Joyce Lilian Dixon of Lake Havasu City passed away on May 20, 2017. She was born May 6, 1928 to John and Martha Brinkworth in London, England. Joyce attended Catholic school until World War II took her from her studies. She went to work in the factories alongside her mother and aunts. She met her future husband of 67 years, Henry George Dixon, in 1944. He proposed marriage to her on the London Bridge in 1945; they married Oct. 25, 1947. Joyce had two children, Maureen, of Lake Havasu City and David (Jayne), of Santa Cruz, California, also born in the United Kingdom. The family then moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1956. They lived there until 1961, when they relocated to Long Beach, California. They lived and worked in Southern California until 1972 where they then relocated to Northern California, where her husband Henry started and established his own tire company in Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Alongside Henry and Joyce were their son David, his wife Jayne and their son Dusty. In 1993, after leaving the tire company to his son, David, they retired in Lake Havasu City vacationing here for years. They enjoyed the hot summers and went faithfully once a week on a day date. They enjoyed just driving and seeing the sights. Joyce enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and reading her Bible. She is preceded in death by her parents; mother and father-in-law; husband Henry, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. She left behind her son, David (Jayne) of Santa Cruz, California; daughter, Maureen, of Lake Havasu City, four grandsons: Jason, Mathew, David, and Dustin and three great-grandchildren: Elizabeth, Max, and Charlotte. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the family, go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze. |
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