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Lowe- Mrs. Rhoda Lowe 82, resident of Horton for 42 years, died Tuesday night at KU Medical Center, Kansas City where she had been receiving medical treatment a short time. Mrs. Lowe, the former Rhoda Macklin, was born Sept. 19, 1883, in Newton, IA. She was married Feb. 24, 1909 to W.J. Lowe in Burns.

The Lowes moved to Horton in 1924 from Wichita when he purchased the Horton elevator and grain business, which he operated until his death in 1947. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Lowe continued to live in the family home until it was badly damaged by fire about two years ago. She then moved to 110 East 12th Street, where she lived until her final illness.

Mrs. Lowe was member of the Methodist Church and took active part in church affairs during all her years in Horton and she had served as president of the WSCS of the church. She was a charter member of the Shakespeare Club and continued her activities with the club when health permitted.

She is survived by a son, Myron Lowe of Rolling Hills, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Winifred Gaffney of Los Angeles, Calif.; a grandson, Stuart Dixon of Fullerton, Calif.; one sister, Irma Palmer, Chattanooga, Tenn.; one brother, Lemley Macklin of McPherson. Her survivors also include a nephew, Paul Lowe of Horton, who with his wife have looked after their aunt's welfare through her declining years and several illnesses. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 at the Chaney Chapel with Rev. Lester Hayes of the Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Horton Cemetery.

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Former Horton Girl Dies Suddenly, 27th - Mrs. Margaret Lowe Dixon, 34, of 1915 West Forest Avenue, wife of Harry A. Dixon, production superintendent at the Sangamon ordance plant, died at 11:10 a.m., August 27, in St. Mary's hospital of cerebral hemorrhage suffered two hours earlier at home. While in her yard discussing some house repairing problems with workmen, Mrs. Dixon said she felt ill and asked to be helped into the house. Inside the house, she collapsed and was taken at once to the hospital where she died.

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace J. Lowe, she was born April 8, 1910, in Gladstone, Neb. She was married to Harry A. Dixon Aug. 1, 1931 in Kansas City, Mo. The couple with their 10-year-old son, Stuart, moved to Decatur three years ago.

Mrs. Dixon attended the Westminister Presbyterian church here where she was a member of the Cheer guild. A gratuate of Stephens college at Columbia, Mo., she was a member of the college's alumni organization. Besides her husband and son, she leaves her parents of Horton, Kans., a sister, Mrs. Winnifred Lowe Bachman of Chicago, and a brother, Capt. Myron J. Lowe, stationed in Corsica.

The above is reprinted from the Decatur (Ill.) Daily Review of Aug. 28, 1944.
The funeral was conducted at the Brintlinger funeral home Wednesday, Aug 30, with the Rev. Lewelling conducting the service.

Out of town relatives who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Dixon of Chicago, Eugene Dixon in the Marines stationed in North Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Bachman of Glen Ellyn, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Davis of Hillsboro, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lowe of Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lowe of Mercier and P.L. Palmer of Chattanooga, Tenn. Margaret lived in Wichita, Kans., 12 years before coming to Horton with her parents in 1924. She was a member of the graduating class of the Horton High School of 1928.

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