C. Earl Dixon

C. Earl Dixon, 87, of rural Keosauqua, died at 3:59 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.

      A service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Paul Rekward officiating. Burial with military rites by Beer-Barker Post will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.

      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home; a public Masonic service by Keosauqua Lodge will be at 7 p.m., followed by family visitation until 8:30 p.m.

      Memorials to Cantril United Methodist Church or Maple Grove Cemetery may be left at the funeral home or mailed to P.O. Box 513, Keosauqua 52565.

For a complete obituary, read the Sept. 11 Fairfield Ledger.