Martha Sue Mashburn "Susie" Dixon

1954 - 2013

Martha Sue "Susie" Mashburn Dixon, 59, of Benton, Ark., died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at her home. Celebration of life: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Roller-Ballard Funeral Home in Benton, Ark., 501-315-4047. Memorials: Donations may be made on behalf of Martha Mashburn to Carti Foundation, Box 55011, Little Rock, Ark. 72215, www.carti.com, in lieu of flowers. Susie was born to Dr. William R. Mashburn, M.D., and the late Elizabeth Lee Bernelle on May 10, 1954. She attended Hot Springs High School in the Class of 1972 and was a student at National Park Community College in Hot Springs. In 2012 she married the love of her life, Richard Dixon. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attended the Benton Ward. Susie was a student pursuing a teaching degree. Her hobbies included working in the garden and she loved to make football mums. She loved being a wife and a mother. She remained a lifelong friend to many of her high school classmates. Susie worked with the Star-Telegram and American Airlines from 1982 to 2008. She often said her fondest moment was "when I met my Richard and he took me to Outback in Hot Springs." Survivors: Husband, Richard Dixon of Benton; father and stepmother, William R. Mashburn, M.D., and Wanda Mashburn of Hot Springs; brothers, Carl Gregory Mashburn of Little Rock and William R. Mashburn of Hot Springs; daughters, Andrea Binnion and husband, Gene, and Rhonda Lytle and husband, Shane; and grandchildren, Mitchell, Dillon and Coyote Vineyard, and Collin Lytle, all of Fort Worth.