IN MEMORIAM: Muriel Holstead Dix, 96;

Episcopalian, Office Manager At Bresee's

SIDNEY – Muriel Mary (Wilson) Holstead Dix, 96, a former office manager at Bresee's Department Store and devout member of St. James Episcopal Church in Oneonta, died Dec. 8, 2016, in Sidney, where she had lived the past 21 years.

Born in 1920 in The Bronx and raised in Valley Stream, L.I., Muriel had resided in the Greater Oneonta area for 54 years.

She was an active church woman at Holy Trinity, Valley Stream, and St. Matthews, Unadilla, as well as St. James. She loved the Episcopal Church and over the years taught Sunday School, served on the Altar Guild, was president of the Episcopal Church Women, chaired the United Thank Offering, and was an active member of the Daughters of the King.