Dixie L. Plessinger, 86, of Warfordsburg, PA, passed away July 22, 2025, at the Fulton County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit, McConnellsburg, PA.
Dixie was born in New Grenada, PA on November 6, 1938, a daughter of the late Willard and Lillian (Houck) Sheeder.
She was the wife of Pastor Denver A. Plessinger Sr., who she married on October 27, 1984.
She worked at Gateway Restaurant in Breezewood, PA, as a waitress for twenty-five years before retiring.
She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Pentecostal Church in Warfordsburg, PA, where she stood faithfully by her husbands side for thirty-eight years helping him minister to the church. She was an avid reader, intercessor in prayer and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, she is also survived by son; Bill J. (husband of Sally) Eisaman, of Hustontown, PA, daughter; Brenda L. Mull, of Chambersburg, PA, step-daughter; Lisa A. Koontz, of Warfordsburg, PA, step-daughter; Crystal D. (wife of Thomas) Robinson, of Bowling Green, KY and sister; Peg (wife of Ralph) Swope, of Needmore, PA. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren with one on the way and two great-great-grandchildren with one on the way.
She was preceded in death by her step-son; Denver A. Plessinger Jr., brother; Max Sheeder and her first husband; William F. Eisaman.
Funeral services will be held at the Pleasant Grove Pentecostal Church, Warfordsburg, PA, at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, with Pastor Gary Boor and Pastor Steve Messick officiating.
There will be one hour of visitation held prior to the service on Friday.
Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Christian Cemetery, Warfordsburg, PA.
Arrangements were made by the Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home Inc., McConnellsburg, PA.
Online condolences may be expressed at the funeral home’s website.
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