Lessie Lee West-Dixon, was born January 1, 1917 in Mitchell County. She was the daughter of the late Mary Scurry Sweet and Anthony West.
She confessed CHRIST and united with the Beulah Missionary Baptist Church. At her passing, she was 99 years old and the oldest member of Beulah Missionary Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Dixon; a daughter, Ruthie Lee Jackson; a grandson, Wayne Jackson; six sisters, Ella Mae Scott, Susie Mae Wimberly, Carrie Bell Walden, Lizzie West, Dollie Thompson, and Annie Mae Whitfield; three brothers,Ivan Scurry, Sebran Dawson, and Henry West.
She departed this life on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Mitchell County Convalescent Center in Camilla, Georgia.
Survivors include a son, Charles Lee West of Camilla, Georgia; a grandson, Charles Warren Jackson of Thomasville, Georgia; a host of other relatives and friends.
A limb has fallen from the family tree
A voice is heard that says, "Grieve not for me"
Remember the best times, the laughter, the song
The good life I lived while I was strong.
Continue my heritage, I'm counting on you
Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through
My mind is at ease, my soul is at rest
Remembering all, how I truly was blessed.
Continue traditions, no matter how small
Go on with your life, don't worry about falls
I miss you all dearly, so keep up your chin
Until the day come's we're together again.