Advertisement

Dwight Ovit Dixon

Advertisement

Dwight Ovit Dixon Veteran

Birth
Harmon, Ellis County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
25 Jan 2015 (aged 91)
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Dwight O. Dixon
(March 4, 1923 - January 25, 2015)
U.S. Veteran Funeral service for Dwight O. Dixon, age 91, of Enid, will be 10:00am, Friday, January 30, 2015 at Golden Oaks Chapel, with Rev. Gary Lillie officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military rites by the U.S. Army, arrangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.
Dwight was born to John and Marcha (Buertelson) on March 4, 1923 in Harmon, Oklahoma and passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 in Enid.

Dwight graduated from Stroud High School and attended Southwestern State University, Art School in Chicago, and Tulsa University. He enlisted into the U.S. Army on May 27, 1943 and was discharged on February 7, 1946. Dwight served during WW II in the Artillery division. He was married on December 31, 1976 to Mildred Francis Upton Robinson in Enid. They were members of First Baptist Church and he enjoyed playing his mandolin in Country Western Bands. Dwight was a sign painter for the City of Enid for 40 years.

Dwight is survived by step-children, Mildred Upton Hager, Enid, Sam Upton of Houston, Texas, Loretta Spleth, Enid, and Rebekah Thompson, Marietta, Georgia; and brothers Floyd Dixon of Manchester, Oklahoma, Curtis Dixon of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 20 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mildred; son Everett J. Dixon; brother Farrell Dixon; and parents.

Memorials to World Missions-First Baptist Church.
Dwight O. Dixon
(March 4, 1923 - January 25, 2015)
U.S. Veteran Funeral service for Dwight O. Dixon, age 91, of Enid, will be 10:00am, Friday, January 30, 2015 at Golden Oaks Chapel, with Rev. Gary Lillie officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military rites by the U.S. Army, arrangements by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.
Dwight was born to John and Marcha (Buertelson) on March 4, 1923 in Harmon, Oklahoma and passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 in Enid.

Dwight graduated from Stroud High School and attended Southwestern State University, Art School in Chicago, and Tulsa University. He enlisted into the U.S. Army on May 27, 1943 and was discharged on February 7, 1946. Dwight served during WW II in the Artillery division. He was married on December 31, 1976 to Mildred Francis Upton Robinson in Enid. They were members of First Baptist Church and he enjoyed playing his mandolin in Country Western Bands. Dwight was a sign painter for the City of Enid for 40 years.

Dwight is survived by step-children, Mildred Upton Hager, Enid, Sam Upton of Houston, Texas, Loretta Spleth, Enid, and Rebekah Thompson, Marietta, Georgia; and brothers Floyd Dixon of Manchester, Oklahoma, Curtis Dixon of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 20 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mildred; son Everett J. Dixon; brother Farrell Dixon; and parents.

Memorials to World Missions-First Baptist Church.


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: Tim
  • Added: Jan 30, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141983552/dwight_ovit-dixon: accessed ), memorial page for Dwight Ovit Dixon (4 Mar 1923–25 Jan 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 141983552, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Tim (contributor 47626042).