Obituary of Dixie Walker Chadwick

On April 21, 2015, Dixie Walker Chadwick went home to Jesus. Dixie was born June 29, 1950 in Terre Haute, Indiana to Thomas and Agatha Chadwick. He was the oldest of three boys. Joining him in Heaven his youngest brother Larry Chadwick and surviving them his middle brother Bobby Chadwick of Flagstaff, Arizona. He graduated from Flagstaff High School and went on to play football at Indiana State University. Dixie had a long career including DEA task force in Arizona, Nevada and California also Duval Copper Mine as a Journeyman welder in Kingman, Arizona then transferred as a Foreman to Atlas in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was a registered and well renounced jeweler who handcrafted and designed western jewelry. He enjoyed hunting and fishing while living in Stonewall, Louisiana. In 2002 the family moved back to Kingman, Arizona where Dixie retired. He married his wife Cathy Chadwick (McCoy) January 26, 1979. Dixie was a proud man of five children and their spouses, Matthew of Waianae, Hawaii, Nicholle (Jeff) of Oxford, Iowa, Christopher (Kristina) of Shreveport, Louisiana, Stacey (Robert) of Kingman, Arizona and Marion (Albert) of Kingman, Arizona. He was known for his roar of a laugh especially with his 14 grandchildren; Nohea, Cheyenne, Andrew, Autumn, Madilyn, Walker, Grace, Benjamin, A'Bre, Cassandra, Wyatt, Whitley, Evangeline and Trenten. Dixie will be in our hearts forever. Funeral service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 2:00 pm at Canyon Community Church, 3270 N Harvard St, Kingman, AZ, 86409. Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory.