Jerry Mixon

August 25, 1934 – February 26, 2026

Charles Gerald (Jerry) Mixon died at home in Seattle, WA on Feb 26, 2026 at age 91. He will be greatly missed by many who loved him – his loving wife, Dawn Corl, his older sister, Dolly Hei and family, his youngest daughter Jennifer TaylorMixon and family, Josef IrvinCorl Boyar and family as well as many friends. He is also survived by Donna Mixon, Laura Mixon, Victoria Mixon and Karon Barter.

Jerry was born in Los Angeles on August 25, 1934 to Dorothy (nee Scholey Barter) and Nelson Irvin Mixon. Jerry had a rich, varied and long life. After his service in the Marine Corps, he worked as a foreman on a large potato farm in Shafter, CA, a Peace Corp volunteer in Ecuador, and various Planning Department positions in Whatcom County, WA. He earned a Baccalaureate Degree in Farm Management from Cal Poly, and a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from Sacramento State College.

After retiring from Whatcom County, he built a house and shop in Alger, WA, where he built items for many people under the name “Fun-on-the-Farm Products” and later “Alger Woodworks.” He volunteered to crew on a tall ship, The Lady Washington, and Schooner Zodiac, where he met his beloved wife, Dawn. At the age 69, he started “Jerry the Bee Guy” – a poison-free bee and wasp removal business which he described as his favorite job, in which customers were so happy to give him “free money” for removing nests of stinging insects from their homes and yards. His interests included sports cars, sailing and racing his sailboat, Flicka, on Bellingham Bay, travel to many countries in the world with his family, carpentry and fine wood working, furniture and harpsichord building.

Jerry’s mission was to make life more convenient. He had a quirky sense of humor and was a relentless problem solver, which often involved strings, pulleys and hammers, metal, wood and unique designs that will never be repeated. He was frugal but generous. If he didn’t have what he needed, he made it. His home is a memorial to his skills, inventiveness and creativity. He loved his pets.

Jerry will make his final gift to the world through composting his body.