Dixie L. Gough

Dixie L. Swadener Gough, 85, of Noblesville, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at her home. Dixie was born on March 5, 1939 in Mount Vernon, Ohio to the late Lloyd K. Swadener and Margaret Mary (Price) Swadener Pahl. 

She was salutatorian of Mt. Vernon High School in 1957 and placed first in Knox County and ninth in the State of Ohio in scholastic achievements in accounting. She studied accounting at Ohio State University. Dixie married Thomas E. Gough in 1960 and was a loving mother and devoted wife for 64 years. She was the Financial Controller of the Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, Indiana for over 37 years, retiring in 2009. Dixie and Tom lived in Indianapolis for 30 years before moving to Noblesville in 1988. 

Dixie is survived by her husband, Thomas; sons, Bradley (Elissa) Gough, Brian (David Price) Gough, and Noel Todter; two granddaughters, Erika (Dylan) Zwier and Rachel (Sergio) Gomez; one great-granddaughter, Camila Gomez; one step-granddaughter, Holly Wigell; and her beloved canine daughter, Gabby. Dixie is also survived by her sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Rozie Short, and Robert and Janie Gough; and numerous nieces & nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; step-father, Charles Pahl; parents-in-law, Albert M. and Gladys L. Gough; her sisters, Leisle Pfouts and Mary Jo Peck Bauer; brothers-in-law, Francis Pfouts, Donald Peck, William Keyler, and Albert E. Gough; her sisters-in-law, Alice Keyler and Marilyn Gough; and her daughter-in-law, Sharon Todter.  

Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150 Logan St, Noblesville, IN. Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 27 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville. 

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