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Brendley Dixon
BRENDLEY LEE DIXON
Cedar Rapids
Brendley Lee Dixon,
52, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Services at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Living Waters Kingdom Church. Bishop Cymaron Dawson will officiate. Burial at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Survivors include her children, Bradley, Brea, Brittley and Bryce Dixon, all of Cedar Rapids; seven sisters, Cora Dixon, Tonia (Saul) Servin and Edwina (Gordon) Esmoil, all of Cedar Rapids, Joanne (Ephrom) Womack of Mississippi, Yolanda and Cynthia Lipsey, both of Chicago, and Victoria (Tony) Cortez of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Antonio Martin, Arthur Dixon and Bob (Lisa) Dixon, all of Cedar Rapids; her mother and stepfather, Stella and Edward Martin of Cedar Rapids; her stepmother, Lena Mae Lipsey of Chicago; a stepsister, Cynthia Martin of Waterloo; and two stepbrothers, Robert Washington of Davenport and Edward Martin III of Waterloo. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Kaylee Bunn, Olivia Dixon, Demarcus and A'Breana Hicks.
She was preceded in death by her father, James; and grandparents.
Brendley was born on March 14, 1963, in Louise, Miss., the daughter of James Lipsey and Stella Dixon. She worked in guest services at the Doubletree Hotel for over two years.
Brendley enjoyed playing games and working on her computer. Her greatest joy in life was her beloved family, especially her grand-children. Brendley was a wonderful daughter, mother, sister and grandmother whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her. She will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. Please leave a message or tribute to Brendley's family on the website www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.
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