Dixie Lee Bickford, age 75, passed away on February 26, 2021 at Unity Point St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids. There will be no services and burial will be in the Rock Island Arsenal Cemetery. Dixie was born November 6, 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Willis and Fern Tompkins Day. She married Ronald Bickford on September 5, 1964 in Cedar Rapids. he died April 8, 2000. Survivors include her son Matt (Cynthia) of Clarence; daughter Dawn (Cory) Litty of Cedar Rapids; 6 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and 2 grandsons.