TECUMSEH, Kan. – Cheryl Ann (Bagby) Dixon, 67, of Tecumseh, Kan., died Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at her home. She was born July 6, 1957, in Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Leon Robert and Phyllis Arlene (King) Bagby.
She graduated from Santa Fe Trail High School with the class of 1975.
On Oct. 20, 1979, Cheryl was united in marriage to Larry Dixon, at Stull United Methodist Church, Stull, Kan.
Cheryl began work as a clerk and typist at the Shawnee County Department of Motor Vehicles Office. She was then a lunch lady at Shawnee Heights for more than 30 years, retiring in 2019. She loved her job there and was known to be the best lunch lady ever, especially because of how she took care of all the kids.
Cheryl was loved by everyone who knew her. She went by many names, like Momma Cheryl, Grandma Cheryl, and Auntie Chery. She loved her grandkids more than anything and wouldn’t miss a single sporting event of theirs. She also loved her dogs. Cheryl enjoyed crochet, and would make all sorts of blankets, wash rags, hand towels, coasters and more. Her baby blankets were given to every baby in the family, plus anyone in the community that she knew was having a baby. She was a K-State fan and made multiple K-State blankets.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leon and Phyllis Bagby; a brother, Steven Wayne Bagby; two brothers-in-law, Randy Smoot and Bruce Faust; and a nephew, Jason Smoot.
She is survived by her husband, Larry; a daughter, Rachal Wiezorek and her husband, Jake, of Carbondale, Kan.; a son, Lawrence “Bobby” Dixon and his wife, BreeAnna, Topeka, Kan.; two sisters, Pamala Faust, Overbrook, Kan., and Robin Smoot, Topeka; three grandchildren, Cody Cooper, Wyatt Wiezorek, and Hazel Wiezorek; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Twin Mound Cemetery, Overbrook.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Twin Mound Cemetery Association and sent in care of Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home, PO Box 268, Overbrook, KS 66524. Condolences can be left at www.lamb-roberts.com.
