The Odessa Record -

Dixie Lee (Hardt) Moore died peacefully Sept. 3, 2021 in Spokane Wash., with her husband of 57 years James Moore at her side. She was born in Reardan, Wash. on Aug. 31, 1939 to her parents Bill and Laura Hardt.

Dixie graduated from Odessa High School in 1957. She grew up the only child on the family farm outside Odessa Wash. She attended Kinman Business School until she was hired by Jensen Byrd, left to raise her children then retired from the West Valley school district food service program. She helped her husband build a business from the ground up.

Dixie had a good heart and a joyful l...