Carroll Miles Wixon "Wix," 61, Hartford, S.D., died Friday, Sept. 19, 2003, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was the brother of Deanna Chapman, Hills. Services were Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Trinity Lutheran Church, East Wall Lake, S.D. Carroll Wixon was born to Forrest and Bertha (Gilb) Wixon on Jan. 27, 1942, at Lynd in Lyon County, Minn., on the family farm. He graduated from Walnut Grove High School. He was retired from the South Dakota Air National Guard after 38 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Clarice Wixon, Hartford; four sons, Steven (Genevieve) Wixon, Anchorage, Alaska, Darin (Regina) Wixon, Brookings, S.D., Daniel (Elizabeth) Wixon, Austin, Texas, and David (Lisa) Wixon, Centerville, S.D.; seven grandchildren; his mother, Bertha Keil, Lake Wilson; three brothers, Forrest (Alice) Wixon, Pierre, S.D., Ronald (Barb) Wixon, Milroy, and Terrance (Randi) Wixon, Brandon, S.D.; and three sisters, Deidre (Ronald) Garels, Huron, S.D., Deanna (Douglas) Chapman, Hills, and Daryl (Michael) Johnson, Lake Wilson. Mr. Wixon was preceded in death by his father. Miller Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, was in charge of arrangements.
