Dixie Allen, 89 of Drexel, Missouri passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at St. Luke’s Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Friday, February 28, 2020 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel (660-679-0009). A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, prior to the service Friday, also at the chapel. Burial will follow in Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Drexel First Baptist Church or Drexel VFW. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com
Dixie Mae Allen was born December 31, 1930 in West Line, Missouri to Ernest Ray and Lillie Musick Maloney. She attended the Goldwater Grade School in Lisle, Missouri until the 7th Grade. Her family then moved to the Main City area where Dixie graduated from the 8th Grade at Main City School. Dixie then attended Drexel High School and graduated in 1947.
Following graduation, in June of 1947 Dixie went to work for Kansas City Life Insurance Company in Kansas City, Missouri. She began in the mail department and worked her way up in the company. She retired in 1985 as the Senior Risk Analyst.
Dixie married Charles “Gene” Allen June 2, 1956 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Following both of their retirements, Gene and Dixie moved back to Drexel in 1987 and built their home. They enjoyed 61 years of marriage before his passing in 2017.
Dixie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gene Allen, sister Lavone Croson, brother-in-laws, Charles Land, Junior Hewitt, and Charles Croson, along with a nephew Steven Land. She is survived by her sisters Mandy Land and Marie Hewitt along with a host of nieces and nephews and their families.
