Dixie Lee McWhorter

Dixie Lee McWhorter, 85, passed away October 7, 2025, at the Honey Grove Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on October 12, 2025, at the Windom Cemetery in Windom, Tx. Preacher Preston Boles will officiate the service. Serving as Pallbearers will be BillyBob Stephens, Danny Atnip, Shawn Fox, Cash Rickman, Seth Mahler and Dustin Phipps.
Dixie Lee (Epperson) McWhorter was born December 31, 1939, to Dempsey Lee and Georgia Virginia (Spelce) Epperson in Windom, Tx. She worked at the National Banner in Honey Grove, Tx for many years. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Honey Grove, Tx. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, known to her family as mama, nanny mama, and nanny.
Dixie is survived by daughter Gail and husband Danny Atnip, son Craig Holmes, daughter Rita and husband BillyBob Stephens, daughter Alita Hammett, sister Phyllis Charles and husband Robert.
Dixie was gifted 8 grandchildren; Shawn and Cagney Fox, Liena Fox and Scooter Andrew, Lynette and Dustin Phipps, Lee and Seth Mahler, Abby and Bryce Clopton, Lauren and Austin Leatherwood, Brian and Rachel Atnip, and Jenifer and Justin McGee.
Dixie was blessed with 17 great-grandchildren; Cash, Riley, Addison, Kenzi, Kelci, Jaeci, Tesslee, Ellasyn, Presley, Bowen, Knox, Brooklyn, Brielyn, Emma, Nathan, Lane, and Taryn.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Frankie Lou and husband Alva Strickland and daughter Retha Holmes.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Windom Community Park or the Church of Christ in Honey Grove, Tx.
The family would like to Thank the Honey Grove Nursing Center and Heart to Heart Hospice in Sherman, Tx for the love and care that was given to Dixie.