Dixie Carole Smith

November 13, 1939 - April 3, 2011

Dixie Carole, daughter of Vera Mae (Coss) and Ralph Leslie White was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma on November 13, 1939. She passed away at the Alva Share Medical Center on the 3rd day of April at the age of 71 years, 4 months and 21 days. She attended the Lambert school system and then graduated from Dacoma with the class of 1957. Following graduation she attended the Enid Business College. On September 6, 1959 Dixie married Billy Wayne Mahoney in Dacoma, Oklahoma. To this marriage three sons, Leslie, Carroll and Shawn, were born. Billy passed away on August 2, 1971. Dixie was married to Wayne Smith on June 8, 1973. Following their marriage they made their home in Alva. She was a member of the Friends Church where she was very active, teaching Sunday school and working in other parts of the church She worked at the Alva Share Medical Center from May, 1976 – November, 2004. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by two sons Shawn, and Carroll; a great grandson, Bryse Johnson; her parents and a nephew, Danny Gordon. Dixie is survived by her husband Wayne and her son Leslie of the home eight grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; two sisters, Glenda Trekell, of Wichita, Kansas and Geraldine Jane Jones of Okmulgee; a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends PDF Printable Version