Dixie F. Walden (1918-2010)
Dixie F. Walden of Ashland, Ky., died peacefully in her home at sunrise on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at the age of 91.
She was born Sept. 23, 1918, in Elkhorn City, Ky. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Francis Marion Tucker; her second husband, Lester Walden; her son, David Tucker; her granddaughter, Lyn Tucker; and all of her siblings, Roy, Henry, James and Earnest France, Bobbie Potter and Dolly Anderson.
She goes to her eternal rest surrounded by the love of all her family and friends - her sons, Charles Tucker and his wife, Betty Wolfe, of Durham, N.C., and Tim Walden and his wife, Jan, of Birmingham, Ala.; her grandchildren, Trudy Wellman and her husband, Frank, of Barboursville, W.Va., Teresa Spurlock and her husband, David, of Milton, W.Va., Eric Tucker and his wife, Michelle, of Lexington, Ky., and Timothy Tucker and his wife, Mary, of Raleigh, N.C.; her 12 great-grandchildren, Jonathan and his fiancée, Sarah, Nicholas and Jessica Wellman, Tyler, Ryan, Seth and Tessa Spurlock, Joshua, Corey and Trinity Tucker and Jonas and Eli Tucker; and her best friends, Joyce and Bob Rayburn.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. Both will be at Steen Funeral Home, 1501 Central Ave. in Ashland. The funeral will be officiated by Pastor Ryan Massie. Burial will be in the mausoleum at Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland. Her grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Dixie or at 4324 13th St., Ashland, KY 41101. Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.