Dorothy Ann Dixon

Most of Dorothy’s adult life was spent in the Mississippi Delta, where she traveled extensively. She loved to travel, meet and greet people. She traveled to more than half of the 50 states and parts of Canada. She was also an avid bowler and won over 200 bowling trophies. Dorothy was a warrior! She was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in October 2003 and later breast cancer. She moved back to Oxford to recover from surgery in January 2004 and stayed until 2017 and then moved back to the Mississippi Delta, where she called home.

Dorothy professed her faith in Christ at an early age and joined East St. Peter M.B. Church in Abbeville, MS and remained a faithful member until her health declined. Although she attended different churches while living in the Delta, ESP remained her home church. After retiring, Dorothy spent her time volunteering and taking care of her family and senior citizens in the community. She developed a reputation for being a good cook, a skill she picked up from watching her mom while growing up and later honed while living in the Mississippi Delta. She was coordinator of the Senior Citizen Ministry’s monthly luncheon at East St. Peter. She also became involved with RSVP, Leisure Lifestyles, Doors of Hope, and other nonprofits. Dorothy joined Eastside Homemakers Volunteers, along with her mother and sister, Fannie, serving as treasurer until her health declined. She then became active in the Mississippi Homemakers Volunteers (MHV), serving as president for six years and later treasurer.

Dorothy had recently joined Leflore County Homemakers Volunteers in Greenwood where she was elected treasurer in January 2025, but was unable to serve when her health began to fail. After becoming friends with Mary Alice Wortham, who was a quilter, she joined the Peacemaker’s Quilt Guild of Oxford.

On the night of October 21, 2025, Dorothy’s battle was over, and she quietly went home to be with the Lord!

To cherish her precious memories, Dorothy leaves behind four (4) sisters: Fannie Dixon Evans, Mae Ruth Dixon, Sarah Dixon Pegues, all of Oxford, MS, and Christine Dixon (Calvin) Fox, of Charlotte, NC; 19 nieces/nephews, 34 great nieces/nephews, 9 great-great nieces/nephews; and a host of cousins, other relatives and many friends, as well as special friends: Christine Lymon, Greenwood, MS and Bernice Thompson, Oxford, MS. She also leaves behind her devoted high school friends for life: Earlean Vaughn Rogers, Elner Rose Miller, and Frances Perry Market.

In addition to her parents, Casey James Dixon, Sr. and Queenie Elizabeth Dixon, Dorothy is preceded in death by five siblings--four brothers: Murray, Casey, Jr., Bobby, Benny Ray;  one sister, Carolyn; one nephew: Adrian Glenn Dixon, Sr.

I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day:  (2 Timothy 4:7-8)