ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: LANCON, DIXIE 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Daily Review, The (Morgan City, LA)

Published Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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LANCON, DIXIE 
December 3, 1931 - December 19, 2010 

Dixie Lancon, 79, a resident of Lafayette, passed away Sunday, December 19, 
2010.

Born in Patterson on December 3, 1931, Dixie grew up and went to school in 
Jeanerette.

Dixie furthered her education at SLI (now UL) in Lafayette and graduated with a 
B. A. in Lower Elementary Education. While attending college she was a member of 
the pep squad called the Red Jackets.

After graduating from college, Dixie married and started her teaching career in 
Patterson. She also taught at Bayou Vista Elementary and at M. D. Shannon. After 
teaching many years she retired from St. Mary Parish and remained active as a 
volunteer in the school system.

Dixie also enjoyed cooking and baking. She was noted for her red velvet cakes 
and pecan pies among family and friends who she loved very much. She also 
enjoyed gardening, reading, visiting with family and friends and taking care of 
her dogs. Dixie was living in Lafayette at the time of her death.

Dixie is survived by her daughter, Linda Lancon of Lafayette; her sisters, 
Tommie and her husband, Ray Gutzman, of Golden, Colo., and Betty Gomez Fourroux 
of Jeanerette; and her faithful companions, Angie and June.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Myron Lancon; her parents, Milton and 
Clemence Hebert Gomez; and her sister, Germaine Gomez.

Visitation will be Wednesday December 22, 2010, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at 
Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010, in 
the Hargrave Funeral Home Chapel.

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