Dixie J. Hicks, lovingly known as “Mama”, “Grams”, and “Mimi”, 86 Joplin, Mo., died at 6:17 a.m. Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Mercy Hospital of Joplin, Mo.
Born May 4, 1939, in Joplin, Mo. at her grandmother’s house, Dixie was the daughter of Perry Lee Taylor and Hazel Marie (Van Volkinburg) Taylor. She was a lifetime resident of Joplin, Mo.
Dixie worked until the age of 83, most recently as an inn…