Obituary for Charles Dixon
Funeral services for Mr. Charles Doyce Dixon of Wisner will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 in the chapel of Young’s Community Memorial Winnsboro with Bro. David Guthrie and Bro. Leland Erwin officiating. The eulogy will be given by his granddaughter, Brianna Pounds and Grayland Erwin. Interment will follow at South Central Baptist Cemetery near Wisner under the direction of Young’s Community Memorial. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at the funeral home.
Mr. Dixon was born February 12, 1937, in Delhi, LA and passed from this life on December 24, 2022 at the age of 85. He served in the United States Air Force for eight years and five months from 1955 until 1964, during the Cold War. He was a minister of the Church of Christ Faith for 42 years and was a member of Jigger Church of Christ. Charles taught and spoke at many gatherings and meetings for the church across Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and visiting and dining with friends and relatives. He was a man who loved his wife, his children and grandchildren, and in general, everyone he would meet, because he never met a stranger. He believed in everyone being equal and nobody is more important or greater than the other. “Paw-Paw”, as many called him, welcomed all with open arms and was known for his common statement, “I Love You All”. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Betty Jean Pierce Dixon; his father, Hosie Dixon and wife, Francis; his mother, Martha Ann Carter Dixon; two sons, Freddie Dixon and Billy Gene Dixon; three grandsons, Clifford Gibson, Hosie Dixon and Dustin McClelland; and three sisters, Faye Evans, Nelta Jean Calhoun and Catherine Bryant.
Survivors include his children, Charles “C.D.” Dixon and wife, Sheila of Seminole, TX, Gary Jack Dixon and wife, Rosie, Martha Parker and husband, Benny, Sharon Gibson, Hosie Wade Dixon of Wisner; four sisters, Brenda Bailey, Anita McMurry and husband, Glen, all of Winnsboro, Betty Ruth Morris and husband, Jerry of Epps, and Donna Hitt of Winnsboro; three brothers, Carlos Dixon of Carthage, TX, Durwood Dixon and wife, Tina of Tennessee, and Baby Derle Dixon and wife, Angie of Winnsboro; eighteen grandchildren, Brandi, Nikki, KerryLynn, D'Kota, Shannon, Jeff, Stevie, Felicia, Jackie, Andy, Carey, Dixie, Charlie, Freddie, Arthur “Taco”, Angelynn, Keesha and Nelta; special family friend, Tina Porter of Wisner; also survived by forty-nine great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Freddie Gibson, Arthur Polston, D'Kota Dixon, Andy Dixon, Carey Parker, Charlie Parker, and Jacob Lauderman. Honorary pallbearers will be sons, Charles “C.D.” Dixon, Gary Jack Dixon, Hosie Dixon, and Benny Parker.
Mr. Dixon was born February 12, 1937, in Delhi, LA and passed from this life on December 24, 2022 at the age of 85. He served in the United States Air Force for eight years and five months from 1955 until 1964, during the Cold War. He was a minister of the Church of Christ Faith for 42 years and was a member of Jigger Church of Christ. Charles taught and spoke at many gatherings and meetings for the church across Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and visiting and dining with friends and relatives. He was a man who loved his wife, his children and grandchildren, and in general, everyone he would meet, because he never met a stranger. He believed in everyone being equal and nobody is more important or greater than the other. “Paw-Paw”, as many called him, welcomed all with open arms and was known for his common statement, “I Love You All”. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Betty Jean Pierce Dixon; his father, Hosie Dixon and wife, Francis; his mother, Martha Ann Carter Dixon; two sons, Freddie Dixon and Billy Gene Dixon; three grandsons, Clifford Gibson, Hosie Dixon and Dustin McClelland; and three sisters, Faye Evans, Nelta Jean Calhoun and Catherine Bryant.
Survivors include his children, Charles “C.D.” Dixon and wife, Sheila of Seminole, TX, Gary Jack Dixon and wife, Rosie, Martha Parker and husband, Benny, Sharon Gibson, Hosie Wade Dixon of Wisner; four sisters, Brenda Bailey, Anita McMurry and husband, Glen, all of Winnsboro, Betty Ruth Morris and husband, Jerry of Epps, and Donna Hitt of Winnsboro; three brothers, Carlos Dixon of Carthage, TX, Durwood Dixon and wife, Tina of Tennessee, and Baby Derle Dixon and wife, Angie of Winnsboro; eighteen grandchildren, Brandi, Nikki, KerryLynn, D'Kota, Shannon, Jeff, Stevie, Felicia, Jackie, Andy, Carey, Dixie, Charlie, Freddie, Arthur “Taco”, Angelynn, Keesha and Nelta; special family friend, Tina Porter of Wisner; also survived by forty-nine great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Freddie Gibson, Arthur Polston, D'Kota Dixon, Andy Dixon, Carey Parker, Charlie Parker, and Jacob Lauderman. Honorary pallbearers will be sons, Charles “C.D.” Dixon, Gary Jack Dixon, Hosie Dixon, and Benny Parker.