Dixie Challacombe

Dixie Lea Challacombe, age 78 of Topeka, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2025, at her residence.

She was born on May 12, 1947, in Clay Center, the daughter of Orville “Bud” and Phyllis “Tootsie” Poersch Wohler. She graduated from Blue Valley Randolph High School.

On August 31, 1968, at the Zion Fancy Creek United Methodist Church, she married H. Gene Challacombe.

She worked in administration at the State Building in Topeka and for Washburn University.

She enjoyed singing, gardening and was a huge KU Jayhawk fan. She loved to read, especially the Bible.

She is survived by her husband, Gene Challacombe of Topeka; one son, Chad Challacombe and wife Crystal of St. Cloud, Florida; one sister, Dolores Schoenfeld and husband Jim of Topeka, and two granddaughters, Chloe and Cayden Challacombe of St. Cloud, Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the Zion Fancy Creek Church. Burial will follow in the Zion Fancy Creek Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Zion Fancy Creek Cemetery and left in care of the Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home, PO Box 176, Riley, Kansas 66531.