Audrey Irene Dixon

Audrey Duncan Dixon, age 97, of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Born in Habersham County on August 26, 1928, to the late Marlor Lee Benfield and Sallie Ivester Benfield. She was raised in the Hollywood Georgia area with her five brothers and two sisters.

She was a member of Clarkesville Baptist Church and adored her ladies Sunday School Class which included many of her lifelong friends. After marriage she moved and lived in Columbus Georgia until around 1955 and returned home to Habersham County where she raised her family and had careers in banking and retail businesses. Her favorite thing was owning and running her own children's store where she was able to meet customers and assist with clothing their children or grandchildren, especially her own grandchildren. Some of her favorite hobbies included reading, gardening, cooking and putting puzzles together, some of which her caregivers at New Horizons Habersham had framed for her room. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to not only her immediate family members, but her step-family members as well.

In addition to being preceded in death by her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Wilmer Benfield, Cosby Benfield and Curtis Benfield; her sister, Selma Watkins; her first husband, Comer Dewey Duncan, Jr., grandson, Jonathan Duncan; her second husband, Dan Dixon and her stepson, Tim Dixon.

She is survived by her son, Joseph Duncan and wife Miriam; granddaughter, Melissa Duncan Carroll and husband, Mickey; great grandchildren, Breelyn Carroll, Maddox Carroll, Nolan Carroll & Weston Carroll; brothers, Lewis Benfield, Larry Benfield; and sister, Doris Sims; stepchildren, Michael Dixon, Abbie Jane Bennett and husband Dan, Mary Anne Fournier and husband Steve, Matthew Dixon and wife Lisa, Rheanna Whitley and husband Lee, and Desi Barrett; and many nieces, nephews, step grandchildren and cousins whom she loved unconditionally.

The family would like to thank the staff and caregivers at New Horizons Habersham for their care and love shown to Audrey during her time there.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 8, 2026 at the Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel with Rev. Grady Walden officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Clarkesville City Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Mickey Carroll officiating.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., Sunday, February 8, 2026 at the funeral home prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorial be made to Clarkesville Baptist Church of Clarkesville, Georgia at PO Box 667, Clarkesville, GA 30523.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel at 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, Georgia 30535. Telephone: 706-778-1700.