Cherie Jo Dixon, age 66, passed away April 30, 2021 at Texas County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born September 10, 1954 in Nevada, Iowa to Ralph and Jean (Smith) Kinyon.
Cherie attended school in Independence, MO and later attended TCTC in Houston, MO receiving her medical certificate. She was saved in her younger years and was a member of Boone Creek Baptist Church.
She married James Dixon May 22, 2012 in Houston, MO by Wesley Wallace. Cherie worked in different garment factories and helped Jim working as a janitor and maintenance at TCTC for thirteen years.
She is preceded in death by her parents. Cherie is survived by her loving husband, Jim of the home; a son, William Courter and wife, Lisa of Dawson, GA; a daughter, Michelle Courter and James Looney of Houston, MO; a step-son, James Dixon of Springfield, MO, a step-daughter, Jennifer McClanahan and husband, Steve of Nixa, MO; two grandchildren, Christopher and Christina; four step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dennis Kinyon and wife, Debbie of Edwards, MO, and Mitchell Kinyon of Ozark, MO; and a sister, Debbie Courter of Bolivar, MO.
Cherie loved gardening, woodworking, making crafts, baking, and fishing. She enjoyed their trips to Toledo Bend Lake in Louisiana fishing, she and Jim had gone every year for the last seventeen years except last year.
She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Visitation: Wednesday May 5, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at Evans Funeral Home
Graveside: Wednesday May 5, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Big Creek Cemetery
Memorials: Texas County Hospice of Care, 1333 S Sam Houston Blvd. Houston, MO 65483
