My maternal grandmother and wife of Cecil S Sanders, Alma Virginia Dixon died in Cincinnati Ohio on 27 May 1958 attempting to give birth to her unborn child. My grandma and namesake was only 39 years old.

My maternal grandfather and husband of Alma Virginia Dixon, Cecil Steve Sanders died from a massive heart attack on 09 June 1953 in New Orleans LA. He was only 50 years of age. The following statement regarding  Cecil's final journey was shared with this writer by Cecil's first born son Eddie S Sanders in 2004:

" When our dad died in New Orleans they sent us to Virginia on the train and unbeknown to us, in Memphis, Tennessee, they put dads body on the same train that we were on. So, we rode the train the last several hundred miles with his body. The family met us in Abington, Virginia and took us to Jenkins and dad's body to the funeral home close by."

My mothers first born child and my only sibling, Debra Zackie Dailey suffered a crib death on 1 Dec 1955 from complications associated with acute bronchitis and possible pneumonia. Zackie was named after her great grandfather, Confederate Soldier Zachariah F Taylor of Cobb Co GA. Zackie was not quite 5 months old when she passed away.

My Great Grandfather Rev. John E Dickson died 14 Dec 1967 in Wise, VA. and was buried 17 DEC 1967 in Stanley Cemetery at Longs Fork. Poppy Dixon was 93 years old.

My beautiful great grandmother Sallie Mae Taylor was the wife of John E Dixon. As a child, Sallie was nicknamed Zachey after her father Zachariah F Taylor. As an adult Sallie Mae was lovingly referred to as Little Mommie by those closest to her. Little Mommie was a loving and kind woman who is still sadly missed. While visiting with her kinfolk on Christmas Day 1947_ Sallie Mae suddenly and unexpectedly collapsed and died after walking up the steep hill of Mud Town in Jenkins KY (Letcher County). She was only 57 years old.

The fifth child of John E and Sallie Mae Dixon Ray Edward was born 8 May 1924 at Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia. Ray was a loving father, a retired coal miner and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Ray married Mabel Tackett 2 February 1946 at Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky. Ray and Mabel made their home in Clintwood and had five children. Ray passed away in May of 1997 and is buried beside his parents in the Stanley Cemetery at Longs Fork.