Jane Bixler

(From White Funeral Home)

Alice Jane Bixler, age 71, of Joplin, formerly of Sweet, Idaho, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin. Daughter of Lloyd Harvey and Alice (Bucholz) Church, Jane was born on November 27, 1950, in Emmett, Idaho. 

Jane was united in marriage to Howard Lee Bixler of Wheaton, Missouri; he survives.

Jane enjoyed working as a security guard for General Dynamics of Joplin. She also enjoyed cooking, but her greatest joy in life was her grandchildren. Jane relocated to take on a more active role in her grandchildren’s lives, attending all their school functions and activities. Jane was a precious woman who will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Words from her grandchildren;

Grandma loved to make jewelry. She loved roses and the color red. She loved to cook for us all. Those biscuits and gravy were the best! She always made our birthday cakes no matter how crazy our ideas were. She loved to spend time with us. She always came to our ball games, concerts, and anything we had going on. Grandma taught us to play dominos and rummy. She took us all over Sweet and Dry Buck on her four-wheeler. Whatever we needed she was there for us. To us, she will always be our “Pistol Packin’ Grandma”! We love you so much and will never forget you.

Survivors include her husband, Howard Lee Bixler, of Joplin; two children, Alice Haverly, and her husband Branden, of Joplin, and Joy Bixler, of Joplin; three grandchildren, Alice Paige, Rilee, and Landen; five siblings, Kurt Church and his wife Betty Jane, of Clatskanie, Oregon, Ray Church and his wife Sharon, of Emmett, Idaho, Elsie Brown and her husband Stan, of Emmett, Idaho, Harvey Church and his wife Myra, of Sweet, Idaho, Linda Bromgard and her husband Mel, of Sweet, Idaho; as well as several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Harvey and Alice Church, Jane was preceded in death by one daughter, Abby Lee Bixler, in 2018.

Memorial contributions may be made to the grandchildren in honor of Jane, and entrusted to White Funeral Home, P.O. Box 890, Cassville, MO 65625

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of White Funeral Home & Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.

Memorial services will be held on July 30th, 2022, from 10:00am-11:00am at the Brownlee Cemetery, Brownlee Idaho.

The Jane Bixler Memorial Fund https://gofund.me/cb1d900f