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Mrs. Peggy Joan Dixon Saba, age 60, a resident of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at Duke Regional Medical Center.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Saba was born in Beaufort County on Sept. 16, 1959, to the late Harvey Henry Dixon, Jr. and Ophelia Mae Harrell Dixon. She was a graduate of Washington High School and received her Bachelor of Education degree from East Carolina University. On Aug. 3, 1996, she married Rafee Saba. Mrs. Saba was a schoolteacher for 20 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Washington and also attended Northwoods United Methodist Church in Jacksonville.

Survivors include her husband, Rafee James Saba; a daughter, Brandye Ophelia Jackson, of Jacksonville; two sons, Robert Louis Jackson III and wife Katherine, of Greenville, and Harvey Matthew Jackson, of Jacksonville; two grandchildren, Reid Jackson and Harper Jackson; four sisters, Brenda Hardy and husband Bobby, of Washington, Laura Davis and husband Paige, of Washington, Mary Tom Hink and husband Doug, of Cary, and Julie Kucas, of Cary; three nieces, Laura Beth Ross, Erica Barton and Sissy Midyette; and three nephews, Dixon Davis, Jason Hink and Cooper Kucas.

Memorial contributions may be made the Northwoods United Methodist Church, 1528 Gum Branch Road, Jacksonville, NC  28540.

Condolences may be addressed to the family online by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Saba family.