Dixie L. Clisby

Dixie L. Clisby, 73, of St. Augustine, Florida passed away on Jan. 12, 2022 in Green Cove
Springs, Florida from complications related to open-heart surgery.
Dixie was born on April 11, 1948 to Eldon and Evelyn (Hatch) Frasher in Muncie, Indiana. She
was married for 47 years to David Gray with whom she has two children. She married Ted
Clisby in 2019.
Dixie graduated from Portland High School in 1966. In 1970, she received a Bachelor of
Science degree in English and in 1976 she received a Master of Arts in English, both from Ball
State University.
Dixie began her career in secondary education, but her entrepreneurial spirit led her to co-own
and manage several successful clothing businesses in Portland, Indiana and later, in Berne,
Indiana. At the beginning of the 1990s, Dixie's career took the family to Indianapolis where she
parlayed her experience into a career in human resources and organizational development. She
co-founded two successful start-up companies and over the years her work as an HR executive
and consultant led her to Chicago, Silicon Valley, Toronto, and Dubai.
Dixie became active in the Unitarian Universalist church after moving to Florida and remained a
devoted member until her death.
Dixie was preceded in death by her father in 1970, her mother in 1996, and her brother Charles
"Charlie" Frasher in late 2021.
Dixie is survived by her husband Ted Clisby of St. Augustine, Florida; her daughter, Amanda
Bell of Houston, Texas; her son, Ryan Gray (Theresa) of Knoxville, Tennessee; her
grandchildren, Jackson Bell, Addison Gray, and Eli Gray; her step-granddaughter Hannah
Manning; her twin brother David Frasher (Anita) of Portland, Indiana; her sister-in-law Jackie
Frasher of Anderson, Indiana; and her step-daughters, nieces, nephews and other extended
family.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, 221 N.
Meridian St., Portland, Indiana, with visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Additional services are planned for May in the Jacksonville, Florida area.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Service
Committee.
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