FELTON - Della Mae Dixon passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 11, 1943 in Denton, Md. to the late Roland and Georgianna Hutson Jester. Della was a homemaker, adoring her role as wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of Church of Christ in Christian Union, Goldsboro, Md., where she enjoyed singing at church and with her brother and sister. Her hobbies were playing the piano, gardening, solving puzzles and reading. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three brothers; two sisters; and a granddaughter. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, David M. Dixon, Sr.; her children, David M. Dixon, Jr. and wife Esther, of Westover, Md., Janice Donovan and husband John, of Federalsburg, Md., James Dixon and wife Colleen and Timothy Dixon, Sr. and wife Christina, all of Felton; her brother, Feddie Jester of Denton, Md., and sister, Ruth Biddle of Felton; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren. A funeral service for Della will be on Thursday, March 20 at 2:00 p.m. in the Fleegle and Helfenbein Funeral Home, Greensboro, Md. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in the Denton Cemetery following the service. The family requests in lieu of flowers, to offer donations to the funeral home. To offer condolences please visit www.fleegleandhelfenbein.com