Loma Edgar Dixon
The News-Examiner, Thursday, October 23,
1958, page 1
HEART ATTACK CAUSES DEATH
L E Dixon, 56, died Saturday at about 10:45 am in the Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, following a heart attack which he suffered some two hours earlier while hunting deer about one mile south of the head of Home Canyon. Allen Dunn of Preston, hunting in the area, happened onto Mr. Dixon, who informed him he was ill and had a heart condition. A stretcher was improvised and Mr. Dunn, with three other hunters, B E Cheney of Montpelier, William and Niels Anderson of Central, carried Mr. Dixon to a car, which Mr. Dunn drove to the hospital.
Mr. Dixon was born April 30, 1902 at Duncan, Missouri the son of Thomas and Nannie Baker Dixon. He lived at Duncan until 1919, when he moved to Weeping Water, Nebraska for one year's residence. In 1919 he was employed by Western Union at Denver where he became a foreman and evaluation engineer. Since 1935 Mr. Dixon had lived at Montpelier and was district man for the Union Pacific Railroad in communication. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Dixon and Elaine Holbrook were married August 19, 1939 at Ogden. Besides his widow, survivors are two daughters, Margean Dixon, student at the school of nursing, Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, and Loma Gay Dixon, 14, Montpelier; five brothers, James G Dixon of Provo, Virgil C Dixon, Tommy A Dixon and Herman C Dixon, all of Bell California; and Frankie C Dixon of Lincoln Nebraska, and one sister, Mrs. George D Bodeker of Avoca, Nebraska.
This was the first Bear Lake deer hunting fatality occasioned by a heart attack since that of Mosiah Book, 45, who died November 1, 1945 in the low foothills between Wardboro and Banks Valley.
Funeral services were held at 1 pm in the Montpelier Second ward LDS chapel with Bishop Leland J Muir conducting. Following the invocation by Wesley Williams was a vocal selection "In The Garden" by Mrs. Reed Lowe, Mrs. Dean Larsen and Mrs. Eugene Wilcox, accompanied by Mrs. Lester Armatage; speaker Bishop Alvin C Tueller; vocal solo, "The Lord's Prayer" Max Haddock; speaker Bishop Byron E Mumford; vocal duet, "Beyond the Sunset" Winslow Swensen and daughter Marilyn, accompanied by Lillas Swensen. The prayer at the mortuary was offered by Max Haddock.
Interment was in the Montpelier cemetery and
the grave was dedicated by Cal V Holbrook. Pallbearers were Don Kunz, Ezra
Payne, Clifford Pendrey, Myrl Hooker, Clyde Phelps and Shade Bentsen. The
Matthews Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.