Myra E. Dixon, 92 of Portage, IN and formerly of Tyrone, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. She was born in Tyrone on September 17, 1933, a daughter of the late Clarence "Stump" and Kathryn (Dillon) Williams. In 1954 at the Tyrone Church of the Brethren she married James Arthur Dixon Sr., who preceded her in 1981. She is survived by three children: Robert (Glenda) Dixon, Tammy Gorby, and Jane Beaudry and partner Ron Springman, all of Indiana; five grandchildren: Anthony (Breanna), and Bryan (Kayla) Dixon, and Dillon (Maddie) and Derek (Rebekah) Beaudry; four great-grandsons: Maverick, Maddox, Owen, and Landon; and two great-granddaughters: Ella and Daphne. Along with her parents and husband she was preceded by: one son: James Dixon Jr.; one grandson: Kevin Dixon; a son-in-law: Jeff Gorby; and siblings: Jane Ray, Tom Williams, June Burkett, Freda Slemmer, and James, Emery, and John Daughenbaugh.

Myra was a 1953 graduate of Tyrone Area High School. She worked at Portage High School cafeteria and retired in 1992 and then started at Valparaiso University as a cook, retiring in 2007. She was of the protestant faith and a member of Bald Eagle United Methodist Church. She also belonged to the American Legion Post #260 in Indiana, as well as the Moose lodge in Indiana.

Myra enjoyed playing bingo and going bowling. She was also a coffee aficionado who enjoyed a good cup more than anything.

An 11 am funeral service for Myra E. Dixon will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at The Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Inc. with Pastor Cooper Ray officiating. Friends will be received on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 5-7 pm at the funeral home as well as on Saturday from 10 am until the time of the service. Interment will be made at Baughman Cemetery.