Dixie Faulkenberry Roberts passed away on December 14, 2023, at her home in Lancaster, SC, surrounded by her family. Born on February 8, 1949, in Lancaster, SC, Dixie was the daughter of the late Jones and Evelyn Bailey Faulkenberry. Dixie graduated from Lancaster High School in 1967. She then attended The University of South Carolina where she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1972 and later a Master of Public Health. She married Bobby Roberts, Jr. on August 24, 1969. They were happily married fifty-four years prior to her passing.
Dixie became a pioneer in her career, which spanned the entire state of South Carolina. She served as a public health nurse on the county and state level with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). She became one of the early Nurse Practitioners in South Carolina, providing prenatal care at the Lancaster County Health Department and several surrounding counties. She also served as Nursing Supervisor later in her career at the Lancaster County Health Department. Ultimately, she was a Nurse Consultant at DHEC and later the Director of the Division for Acute Disease Epidemiology before retiring in 2011. She received numerous awards and recognition for her work, not only from DHEC, but also from The South Carolina Hospital Association and The South Carolina Nursing Association.
To show her love of nursing and her dedication to her profession, she has left her legacy through the establishment of an endowed scholarship for nursing students at USC Lancaster. Her family expresses great pride that her wish to help future nurses is fulfilled and that she will be perpetually honored by The Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship. In that vein, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the following address: USC Lancaster – Attn: Shana Dry, PO Box 889 Lancaster, SC 29721. Checks payable to: The Educational Foundation of USC Lancaster. On the "For" line, left bottom Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship.
All family members greatly appreciate donations which will increase funds for future nursing students.
Dixie lived a full and happy life. She and her husband Bobby raised two wonderful sons, Joshua and Justin. Josh married Leslie Branham, and they presented Dixie and Bobby with two grandsons, Jones and Fritz. Both loved their Grandmama dearly. Dixie was very proud that Justin became a nurse, following in her footsteps. She also felt great pride that both her sons are Eagle Scouts. Dixie and Bobby enjoyed traveling the world.
Dixie is survived by her family and brothers Mitchell Faulkenberry and Haskell (Sandi) Faulkenberry, her father-in-law, Bob Roberts, brother-in-law Morris Roberts, and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Jones Faulkenberry and Evelyn Bailey Faulkenberry, sister Joan Armstrong, brother Nelson Faulkenberry, sisters-in-law Lynda Faulkenberry, Barbara Roberts, Suzette Sladeck and mother-in-law Agnes Roberts.
Celebration of life service, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, 200 W. Gay St, Lancaster, SC 29720 with the Rev. Neal Woods officiating. Burial at Lancaster Memorial Park, 1389 Memorial Park Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720.
Information published by Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Dixie became a pioneer in her career, which spanned the entire state of South Carolina. She served as a public health nurse on the county and state level with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). She became one of the early Nurse Practitioners in South Carolina, providing prenatal care at the Lancaster County Health Department and several surrounding counties. She also served as Nursing Supervisor later in her career at the Lancaster County Health Department. Ultimately, she was a Nurse Consultant at DHEC and later the Director of the Division for Acute Disease Epidemiology before retiring in 2011. She received numerous awards and recognition for her work, not only from DHEC, but also from The South Carolina Hospital Association and The South Carolina Nursing Association.
To show her love of nursing and her dedication to her profession, she has left her legacy through the establishment of an endowed scholarship for nursing students at USC Lancaster. Her family expresses great pride that her wish to help future nurses is fulfilled and that she will be perpetually honored by The Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship. In that vein, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the following address: USC Lancaster – Attn: Shana Dry, PO Box 889 Lancaster, SC 29721. Checks payable to: The Educational Foundation of USC Lancaster. On the "For" line, left bottom Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship.
All family members greatly appreciate donations which will increase funds for future nursing students.
Dixie lived a full and happy life. She and her husband Bobby raised two wonderful sons, Joshua and Justin. Josh married Leslie Branham, and they presented Dixie and Bobby with two grandsons, Jones and Fritz. Both loved their Grandmama dearly. Dixie was very proud that Justin became a nurse, following in her footsteps. She also felt great pride that both her sons are Eagle Scouts. Dixie and Bobby enjoyed traveling the world.
Dixie is survived by her family and brothers Mitchell Faulkenberry and Haskell (Sandi) Faulkenberry, her father-in-law, Bob Roberts, brother-in-law Morris Roberts, and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Jones Faulkenberry and Evelyn Bailey Faulkenberry, sister Joan Armstrong, brother Nelson Faulkenberry, sisters-in-law Lynda Faulkenberry, Barbara Roberts, Suzette Sladeck and mother-in-law Agnes Roberts.
Celebration of life service, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, 200 W. Gay St, Lancaster, SC 29720 with the Rev. Neal Woods officiating. Burial at Lancaster Memorial Park, 1389 Memorial Park Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720.
Information published by Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Dixie Faulkenberry Roberts passed away on December 14, 2023, at her home in Lancaster, SC, surrounded by her family. Born on February 8, 1949, in Lancaster, SC, Dixie was the daughter of the late Jones and Evelyn Bailey Faulkenberry. Dixie graduated from Lancaster High School in 1967. She then attended The University of South Carolina where she received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1972 and later a Master of Public Health. She married Bobby Roberts, Jr. on August 24, 1969. They were happily married fifty-four years prior to her passing.
Dixie became a pioneer in her career, which spanned the entire state of South Carolina. She served as a public health nurse on the county and state level with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). She became one of the early Nurse Practitioners in South Carolina, providing prenatal care at the Lancaster County Health Department and several surrounding counties. She also served as Nursing Supervisor later in her career at the Lancaster County Health Department. Ultimately, she was a Nurse Consultant at DHEC and later the Director of the Division for Acute Disease Epidemiology before retiring in 2011. She received numerous awards and recognition for her work, not only from DHEC, but also from The South Carolina Hospital Association and The South Carolina Nursing Association.
To show her love of nursing and her dedication to her profession, she has left her legacy through the establishment of an endowed scholarship for nursing students at USC Lancaster. Her family expresses great pride that her wish to help future nurses is fulfilled and that she will be perpetually honored by The Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship. In that vein, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the following address: USC Lancaster – Attn: Shana Dry, PO Box 889 Lancaster, SC 29721. Checks payable to: The Educational Foundation of USC Lancaster. On the "For" line, left bottom Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship.
All family members greatly appreciate donations which will increase funds for future nursing students.
Dixie lived a full and happy life. She and her husband Bobby raised two wonderful sons, Joshua and Justin. Josh married Leslie Branham, and they presented Dixie and Bobby with two grandsons, Jones and Fritz. Both loved their Grandmama dearly. Dixie was very proud that Justin became a nurse, following in her footsteps. She also felt great pride that both her sons are Eagle Scouts. Dixie and Bobby enjoyed traveling the world.
Dixie is survived by her family and brothers Mitchell Faulkenberry and Haskell (Sandi) Faulkenberry, her father-in-law, Bob Roberts, brother-in-law Morris Roberts, and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Jones Faulkenberry and Evelyn Bailey Faulkenberry, sister Joan Armstrong, brother Nelson Faulkenberry, sisters-in-law Lynda Faulkenberry, Barbara Roberts, Suzette Sladeck and mother-in-law Agnes Roberts.
Celebration of life service, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, 200 W. Gay St, Lancaster, SC 29720 with the Rev. Neal Woods officiating. Burial at Lancaster Memorial Park, 1389 Memorial Park Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720.
Information published by Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Dixie became a pioneer in her career, which spanned the entire state of South Carolina. She served as a public health nurse on the county and state level with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). She became one of the early Nurse Practitioners in South Carolina, providing prenatal care at the Lancaster County Health Department and several surrounding counties. She also served as Nursing Supervisor later in her career at the Lancaster County Health Department. Ultimately, she was a Nurse Consultant at DHEC and later the Director of the Division for Acute Disease Epidemiology before retiring in 2011. She received numerous awards and recognition for her work, not only from DHEC, but also from The South Carolina Hospital Association and The South Carolina Nursing Association.
To show her love of nursing and her dedication to her profession, she has left her legacy through the establishment of an endowed scholarship for nursing students at USC Lancaster. Her family expresses great pride that her wish to help future nurses is fulfilled and that she will be perpetually honored by The Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship. In that vein, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the following address: USC Lancaster – Attn: Shana Dry, PO Box 889 Lancaster, SC 29721. Checks payable to: The Educational Foundation of USC Lancaster. On the "For" line, left bottom Dixie F. Roberts Endowed Nursing Scholarship.
All family members greatly appreciate donations which will increase funds for future nursing students.
Dixie lived a full and happy life. She and her husband Bobby raised two wonderful sons, Joshua and Justin. Josh married Leslie Branham, and they presented Dixie and Bobby with two grandsons, Jones and Fritz. Both loved their Grandmama dearly. Dixie was very proud that Justin became a nurse, following in her footsteps. She also felt great pride that both her sons are Eagle Scouts. Dixie and Bobby enjoyed traveling the world.
Dixie is survived by her family and brothers Mitchell Faulkenberry and Haskell (Sandi) Faulkenberry, her father-in-law, Bob Roberts, brother-in-law Morris Roberts, and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Jones Faulkenberry and Evelyn Bailey Faulkenberry, sister Joan Armstrong, brother Nelson Faulkenberry, sisters-in-law Lynda Faulkenberry, Barbara Roberts, Suzette Sladeck and mother-in-law Agnes Roberts.
Celebration of life service, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, 200 W. Gay St, Lancaster, SC 29720 with the Rev. Neal Woods officiating. Burial at Lancaster Memorial Park, 1389 Memorial Park Rd, Lancaster, SC 29720.
Information published by Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service
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