Dawn Patricia Messimer

  Dawn Patricia Messimer, beloved mother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at age 70. Born on October 31, 1954, in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, to the late Murry and Mary (Morrison) Messimer, Dawn moved to Texas in 1955, where she began a life dedicated to family and hard work.

  A cancer survivor, Dawn exhibited remarkable strength and resilience throughout her life. She began her career in the kitchen at Campbell Hospital in Weatherford, later working as a Candy Striper in Arlington before transitioning to the aerospace industry as a line lead for S-TEC in Mineral Wells. Dawn was a creative soul who loved cooking, cake decorating, and painting with watercolors. She cherished her travels to Jamaica and Las Vegas and enjoyed mysteries, westerns, reading, Bingo, and her beloved dogs and cats.

  Dawn is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Chad and Theresa Messimer of Burkburnett, Texas; her siblings, Sheila Duncan, Malcom Messimer and wife, Debbie, and James Messimer; along with numerous nieces, nephews, great-niece Cybill Moore, great-great nephew Atlas Moore, and countless dear friends.

  Visitation will be held on Monday, November 11, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel, in Weatherford, Texas.

   A graveside service will follow on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., at East Greenwood Cemetery, where loved ones will gather to celebrate her legacy of love and kindness.

  Though Dawn has departed, her warmth and memory live on in the hearts of all who knew her.