Mrs. Dixie Lee Tyler, age 83 of Ellijay, Ga., passed away at Hamilton Medical Center on Monday, December 4th, 2023.

Mrs. Tyler was born in Atlanta, Ga on August 6tth, 1940 to the late Fred Feagin and the late Martha O'Barr Crighton.

Mrs. Tyler is proceeded in death by her late husband Gaines A. Tyler, Mother Martha (Dave) Crighton, Father Fred (Maggie) Feagin, Stepfather Ken Bates, Sister Bea Hemry, Daughter Kim Blankenship, and Brother-in-law Thomas Tyler.

Survivors include her three daughters Tammy (Terry) Craft of Dalton, Ga, Susan (Larry) Keener of Ellijay, Ga, and Jessie (Ken) Ellington of Ellijay, GA; two sons Michael Tyler of Ellijay, Ga, and Jon Tyler of Ga; Son in law Ed Hade of Dalton, Ga; two sisters Patty (Bill) Capstick of Ellijay, Ga and Cassandra Long of Douglasville, Ga; Brother in law Larry Hemry of Randolph, KS; Sister in law Gail Tyler of Mystic, CT; 15 Grandchildren, 22 Great Grandchildren, and multiple nieces and nephews.

Dixie grew up in Web City, MO and moved to Ellijay in 1968 to raise her family. Later in life she sold real estate and then retired from the Gilmer County Road Dept in 2021 where she was employed for nearly 20 years. She loved her road dept family and helping her customers. She loved her family and family gatherings with her children and grandchildren, spending time reading, relaxing by the pool, and taking road trips. She had an unconditional love for her animals, they were her babies.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, December 22 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Bernhardt Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends on Friday, December 22 from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to your local animal shelter.

Bernhardt Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.