Carolyn Jean Dixon, 59

A former employee of Aquatech and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Annie Sue Byrd Evens Drinnon of Knoxville and the late William Oscar Evens.

She was married to James Dixon who preceded her in death Dec. 13, 2001. In addition to her husband and father, she was preceded in death by two sons, Anthony Darrell and Michael Scott Reece; grandmother, Bessie Evens and brother, William Ronnie Evens.

She is survived by four daughters, Angela Trobaugh of Celina, Tonia Pierce of Belgium, Crystal Reece of Lebanon, and Tracie Rodgers of North Carolina; son James Reece of North Carolina; six grandchildren; brother, William Oscar Evens of Cleveland; sister, Linda Faye Evens Shelton of Cleveland; step-children, Harold Dixon of McMinnville, Thomas Dixon and Martin Dale Dixon, both of Tullahoma, Barbara Joe Buchinsky of Garden City, Mich., and Patricia Dixon of Winchester.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at High?s Chapel with Barry Whiteaker officiating. Burial followed at Philadelphia Cemetery in Grundy County.

High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 14, 2006