Dixie L. Craig

Dixie L. Craig, 87, of Upland, Ind. passed away Friday morning, November 25, 2022 at her home.

Dixie was born March 24, 1935 in Bicknell, Ind. to the late Rev. Kenneth C. Swan and Mary V. (Strahle) Swan.

Dixie was united in marriage to Daniel Craig on December 11, 2009.

She graduated from Jefferson High School in Adams County in 1953. She received an associate’s degree in executive secretarial from International Business College. She was a member of First Nazarene Church in Dunkirk, Ind.

Dixie loved her family and loved to travel abroad. A classy lady, she presented herself with excellence. She was honest, compassionate, empathetic and very likable. She had a unique ability to relate to young women and speak into their lives.

While raising her children, Dixie was primarily a homemaker. She later worked as a teacher’s aide for several years and as a cashier at Berne Community Market (formerly Gerber’s).

She is lovingly survived by her husband, Daniel Craig of Upland, Ind.; son, Michael (Amy) Craig of Portland, Ind.; daughter, Jennifer L. Craig of Versailles, Ind.; son, Jeffrey D. (Melissa) Craig of Decatur, Ind.; two step-daughters, Amy D. (Todd) Deford and Ann Marie (Michael) Lundin, both of Marion, Ind.; two brothers, Kenneth D. (Sarah) Swan and Thomas D. (Peggy) Swan, both of Marion, Ind.; sister, Diana K. Swan of Wabash, Ind.; 11 grandchildren: Kerri Cunningham, Kimberly Hiland, Thomas M. Craig, Christopher Shallenberger, Kelly Ridenhour, Timothy Craig, Jaron Craig, Shannon Craig, Nicholas Spann, Lilly Craig, and Janice Guntle; numerous great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and step-grandson, Edward Brooks, III.

In addition to her parents, Dixie was preceded in death by her children’s father, Thomas A. Craig; son, Thomas Lee Craig; and grandson, Trent Craig.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Mount Hope Church of the Nazarene in Berne, Ind. with Rev. Christopher Shallenberger and Rev. Thomas M. Craig officiating. Entombment will follow at Mount Hope Church of the Nazarene Cemetery.

Visitation will be held prior to funeral, from 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 1 at the church.

Preferred memorials are to Mount Hope Church of the Nazarene.

Arrangements by Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel, Berne, Ind.