Josephine Dixon Obituary

Josephine Mae (Ronnie) Dixon, 88, of North Pole, Alaska, died at her daughters' home in North Pole on Sept 8, 2025, surrounded by her family after a lengthy battle with dementia and Alzheimer's.

She was born in Lomansville, Lawrence County, Kentucky, in 1937 to Fred and Effie Lowe in their home outside of Paintsville, Kentucky. Josephine attended and graduated from Fairview High School. She was a homemaker and a home health nurse, taking care of many in the Ashland, Kentucky, area.

She enjoyed needlepoint, playing cards, reading and crosswords. Also going to bingo, she got to travel to many states with family. One of her favorite places was spending weekends at Little Sandy Campgrounds in Greenup, Kentucky, where she made many friends. To her grandchildren, she was their Nana or Mama. Some remember a special "juice" she made for them. She was young at heart - "age was only a number."

Josephine was preceded in death by her loving spouse, James R. (Ronnie) Dixon; three brothers, Hillard (Ted) Lowe, Clifford Lowe and Billy Lowe; two sisters, Roberta (Birdie) Lowe and Martha Alice Skaggs; and two grandsons, Jason Cordle and Derrick Cordle.

She is survived by three brothers, Doug Lowe, of Flatwoods, Kentucky, Manuel (Darlene) Lowe, of Westwood, Kentucky, and Gerald (Carolyn Mizzell) Lowe, of Westwood, Kentucky; sons, Charles C. Cordle Jr., of Ashland, Kentucky, and Charles Keith Cordle, of Atlanta, Georgia, daughters, Cheryl Webb, of Flatwoods, Kentucky, and Connie (Robert) Malatek, of North Pole, Alaska; grandchildren, Ann (Chris) Lyons, of Tampa, Florida, James (Evie) Webb, of Tampa, Florida, Cecil S. (Tonya) Webb, of Reno, Nevada, Joseph Webb, of Palmer, Alaska, Blake Cordle, of Colorado, and Robby Short. She also had 15 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service for Josephine Dixon will take place from 11 a.m. to 1. p.m. Sept. 24, 2025, at Lazear Funeral Home, 1632 Central Ave., Ashland, KY, 41101. Receiving of friends and family followed by burial is at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Burial Park & Mausoleum, 3801 13th St., Ashland, KY. A reception immediately follows the service at Mead Station Church of God, 10255 Cedar Hill Drive, Ashland, Ky.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to your local hospice or to Mead Station Church of God, which would be greatly appreciated.