Dixie Snow

1913 - 2015

Dixie Mangum Snow
March 25, 1913- November 24, 2015
Dixie K Mangum Snow died in her home on November 24, 2015. Her heart finally gave out at the age of 102. She was the last living child of Provoans W. Lester Mangum and Jennie Knight Mangum, and the last remaining grandchild of Jesse Knight and Amanda McEwan Knight. Growing up in Provo with her three brothers and three sisters, she attended the Brigham Young University before moving to Washington, D.C. during the 1930s. There she fell in love with another ex-Provoan, Bill Snow (William J. Snow Jr.). They were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 6, 1934. Because Bill was 11 years her senior, some of her friends thought that the marriage wouldn't last. They were wrong; it was a wonderful marriage that lasted for 53 years until our father's death in 1987.
Mother and Dad raised their family in Washington, D.C.; Kansas City, KS; and Maplewood, NJ, before retiring to Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA in 1967. Mother was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker, with secretarial, administrative, and nursing skills that she put to good use in the home. She was a graceful combination of beauty and intelligence, with common sense and a sense of humor to match. A great "straight man" for our Dad's humor, she was fun to embarrass. Mother played the cello and piano in her youth and continued to play the piano for most of her life. She saw to it that her children, talented or not, took music lessons. She valued her friendships in PEO and served in many volunteer civic and LDS church roles in NJ and CA, exhibiting a special capacity to care for and serve the needs of others.
After Dad's death, Mother moved to Salt Lake City and enjoyed her activities and friends in the Terrace Falls Condominium, Classics Club, Alice Louise Reynolds Club, and Book Women. She served on the board of the BYU Emeritus Association and supported BYU over the years. With her good reflexes, sharp mind, and compassionate spirit, she drove her car until she was 98, played bridge until age 101, and reached out to younger, ailing friends. She often wondered why she was still alive when all her siblings had died many years earlier. Regardless, she remained a good companion to her children and younger friends, who reciprocated the friendship. We all admired her courage and endurance under stress. With advancing age, she remained cheerful and plucky and was a model to her extended family of how to age gracefully.
Mother is survived by her three children and their spouses: Dixie Ann Snow Huefner (Robert P.), Salt Lake City; William J. Snow III (Sue Forbes Snow), Nokomis, Florida; Gerald (Jerry) T. Snow (Julie Polly Snow), Salt Lake City. Grandchildren: Steven Huefner, Eric Huefner, Farley Snow Boyle, Carey Snow, Jesse Snow, Daniel Snow, & Sean Snow. Eleven great-granddaughters and one great-grandson. Also survived by a special sister-in-law, Alice Wilkinson Mangum Anderson, along with many dear nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her brothers Max K. Mangum, William L.Mangum, John K. Mangum, & her sisters Gloria Mangum Burrows, Beth Mangum Johnson, Jessie K Mangum Bennion.
The family thanks Symbii Hospice and Mother's fulltime caregivers, as well as special friends in her Terrace Falls condominium, for their devoted help in her final months. A private burial is being held at the Provo City Cemetery. A public memorial service will be held Saturday, December 19th, at 11 a.m. in the LDS 18th North Ward chapel (corner of A Street and 3rd Avenue, Salt Lake City). Friends may visit with the family from 10-11 that morning.