Mrs. Earl Dixon died at Stewart Hospital in Omaha at 8:25 yesterday morning following an operation for a tumor on last Thursday morning. She was very ill Saturday and the family was sent for but she rallied and was so much better Sunday morning that they returned home. Yesterday morning she became worse at about 6 o'clock and death resulted at 8:25. The body was brought up last evening and the funeral will be held at the Baptist Church 3:30 tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, Rev. C. M. Foreman officiating.

Effie Steinmyer was born in Whiteside County, Illinois, March 19, 1865, and therefore was just past 52 years of age. She was married to Earl Dixon at Morrison, Illinois, January 1, 1885. They lived there less than a year coming to this city which has been their home ever since.

She is survived by her husband; and nine children as follows, Mrs. Ed Aye of this city, Mrs. Grover Schwinerman of Papillion, Nebraska; Richard is married and lives in Omaha; Mrs. Robert Clarkson of Laramie, Wyoming; Willard who is a barber on the U. S. Arizona now in the Atlantic fleet; Fayme, June, Minnie and Lewis who live at home. All the children are here except Willard and it has been impossible to get word from him.

Mrs. Dixon was yet a young woman though she had raised a large family and it seems too bad she was not permitted to enjoy their hopes and successes for many years yet. The family has the sympathy of the entire community in their greatest grief in death of wife and mother.

#2-Published in the Tribune August 22, 1917

The sad news reached Blair of the death of Mrs. Earl Dixon, Tuesday morning, at the Stewart Hospital after a surgical operation for an abdominal tumor.

The deceased had resided in Blair for over thirty years, having come with her husband to this place from the state of Illinois.

Effie Steinemeyer was born, fifty-two years ago at Milledgeville, Ill., and was married to Mr. Earl Dixon in 1886. There are nine children living, who with the husband mourn the loss of a mother and wife. All the children are at home for the funeral with the exception of Willard, who is in the U. S. Navy on the boat Arizona and cannot be notified in time to arrive here.

The other children are Mrs. Ed Aye of Blair, Mrs. Edith Schwinderman of Fort Crook, Mrs. Della Clarkson of Laramie, Wyoming, Fayme, June, Richard, Minnie and Louis.

The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 from the Baptist Church. Rev. Foreman officiating. Interment in the Blair Cemetery.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~