03/11/2025
Dixie Whiteside, 88, of Center, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, in Center.
Visitation will be held from 5pm to 8pm, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Sister Melba Rodgers officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center.
Born September 11, 1936, in Center, Dixie is the daughter of George Mitchell and Lela Hughes Mitchell. She loved gardening and checking on her cows.
She is survived by:
Children:
Dannie Helton
Darrell Whiteside and wife Michelle
Daughter-in-law, Sheila Whiteside
Grandchildren:
Dan Helton and wife Stephanie
Charla and husband John Young
Darren Whiteside and wife Tina
Chad Nichols and wife Georgia
Connor Whiteside and wife Jaiden
Lindsey Eddins
Megan and husband Ridge Delahoussaye
Chavaletta Johnson and husband Brad
Waylon Whiteside
Jennifer Whiteside
Tiffany Whiteside
David Whiteside II
Colt Whiteside
31 great-grandchildren
4 great-great-grandchildren
Sister, Georgia Bloodgood
Family friends:
Aaron Stockton and wife Misty
Connie Hodges
Preceded in death by husband, Wayland Bacle Whiteside; children, Donese Whiteside and David Whiteside; and parents, George Mitchell and Lela Hughes Mitchell.
Pallbearers will be Jessie Rose, Shawn Whiteside, Darren Whiteside, Cecil Jackson, Aaron Stockton, and Zack Mahan. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Whiteside, Kenneth Noble, Shane Whiteside, and Chad Nichols.
Online condolences and tributes can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
