Dorothy F. Mixon

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Dorothy Ford Mixon, age 90, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the Pinnacle Assisted Living in Oxford, MS.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2021 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service beginning at 11:00 a.m.

Dorothy was born on February 5, 1931 to the late Riley and Mertice Cook Ford in Water Valley, MS. She was a factory worker at BorgWarner Inc. and member of the Camp Ground Baptist Church in Water Valley. She enjoyed cooking and watching gameshows on television. Dorothy also had a special love for her furry companion, “Fluff”.

The family she leaves behind includes her two sons, Mark Mixon (Tammy) of Courtland, MS, and Randy Mixon of Smyrna, TN; one sister, Kay Mettetal of Sardis, MS; one brother, M.J. “Sonny” Ford of Courtland, MS; 5 grandchildren, Everett Mixon, Mallory Woods, Merideth Mixon, Katelyn Mixon, and Kristian Mixon; 5 great grandchildren, Rylee Mixon, Wyatt Mixon, Daxton Kelly, James Wade Kelly, and Emma Woods.

Along with her parents, Dorothy is preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Mixon; one son, Ronnie Mixon; one sister, Julia Thompson; and three brothers, Bobby Ray Ford, Billy Ford, and Boyd Ford.