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A funeral service for Dixie Fox will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home in Charles City with Pastor Don Preston from Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home before the service on Saturday.
Dixie Lou (Hart) (Warrington) Fox, the daughter of Albert W. and Penina Fay (Harvey) Hart, was born August 31, 1932. She received her education in Charles City graduating from Charles City High School.
On August 18, 1950, Dixie was united in marriage to Dale Arden Warrington at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple made their home (both figuratively and literally; laying the bricks for the foundation to the completion of the home on Cedar Street) in Charles City where Dixie helped raise their four children: Danny, Doug, Dave and Diana. Dale passed away on September 1, 1992.
Dixie married Harry J. Fox on June 14, 1997. They continued to live in Charles City on 11th Street and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Harry passed away on September 1, 2014.
Dixie was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church (before the tornado she belonged to First Methodist Church) and she was a member of the Floyd County Historical Society. Dixie was active with the Floyd County Museum where she helped set up the medical displays, Native American displays and the pioneer cabin.
Dixie enjoyed working on genealogy and especially loved the Hart-Parr Tractor (her great-uncle was Charles Hart, co-founder of the Hart-Parr Tractor Co.). She also enjoyed making and selling hand-made cornhusk dolls and nativity scenes, collecting Native American memorabilia and all things related to horses.
Living family members include her children: Danny Warrington of Cedar Falls, Doug Warrington of Crawfordville, Georgia and Dave (Molly) Warrington of Benton, Arkansas; step-children: Robert H. Fox, Thomas G. (Robin) Fox, John A. (Kathy) Fox and Jim Anderberg; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; numerous step-grandchildren; numerous step-great-grandchildren; extended family: Aaron Crawford and Emily Crawford Ruggles; along with several cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Dixie was preceded in death by her parents, husbands: Dale Warrington and Harry Fox; daughter, Diana Hochstetler; step-daughters:, Jean Anderberg and Ruth Fox; and brother, William S. Hart.
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