Dixie Whitmire Mickler

Dixie Whitmire Mickler Cleveland, Tennessee Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 26, 1954 to James Paul Whitmire and Bonnie Jane Shelton, Dixie “Doodles” Whitmire Mickler spent most of her childhood and teenage years in Rosman, North Carolina and then Pickens, South Carolina. More recently, she was a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee for the past ten years, where she received her eternal reward in the evening hours of Monday, November 13, at the age of 69. A 1972 graduate of Pickens High School, her first job was at the Pickens Ice Cream Parlor where she was an employee of Leland and Lib Chappell. She was known and loved by many in the upstate of South Carolina, especially in Pickens, where she spent several years working as a legal secretary and then for the public school system. Her decision to give her heart to Christ at six years of age, and her subsequent passion for serving Him, was exceptional and apparent to all who knew her. She never allowed the difficult circumstances of her childhood and teenage years to dissuade her from being joyful and kind to others, a precious and supportive wife to her husband of 48 years, John-Robert, a fabulous mother to their children, John Christopher and Nicole, and a true friend to many. Dixie had a unique and exceptional connection to God that was the result of a dedicated prayer life, and she was truly a Proverbs 31 woman. In addition to her mother and father, she was preceded in death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law, John and Christine Mickler, and her brothers, Louis, George and Charles Ashe, and her sisters, Louise and Sarah. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, John Christopher Mickler and wife, Kathleen, of Lone Oak, Texas and daughter, Dixie Nicole Mickler, of Houston, Texas. She is the grandmother to John Porter Mickler and Mabel June Mickler of Lone Oak, Texas. She is also survived by brother Grady (Ophelia) Ashe of Pickens, South Carolina and sister Helen (Wayne) Pearson of Liberty, South Carolina. Her extended family of sisters-in-law Patricia (Marty) Sluder and Jan (Daniel) Long and brother-in-law Steve (Sandra) Mickler were blessed when she joined the family on April 20, 1975. A visitation will be held on Friday, November 17, 2023, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM in the chapel of Mountain View Funeral Home with a funeral service to follow at 3:00 PM. Honorary pallbearers are nephews Brad Mickler, Jesse Long, Jared Long and Craig Sluder and great-nephews Gabriel Rollins and Ben Sluder. Diagnosed at age 57 in Dallas, Texas with early onset Advanced Stage Alzheimer’s disease, she was cared for by her husband John Robert, her mother-in-law, Christine Mickler, who labored diligently every day to support her care, the caregivers of AWA In-Home Care Services and Hospice of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The family would like to thank everyone who prayed and supported John Robert and Dixie through this time. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, Cleveland Office, 2145 Keith Street NW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311. Till we meet again! Mountain View Funerals and Cremations - Pickens Chapel is serving the Mickler family.

Dixie Whitmire Mickler

July 26, 1954 - November 13, 2023