Minnie Ola Dixon's Obituary
Mrs. Minnie Ola Dixon, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and aunt went home to be with her heavenly Father on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the age of 87 years. She was born October 22, 1932 in Perry, FL, the daughter of the late John and Leola (Wilcher) Beal.
Minnie was a member of Mt. Olive Institutional Missionary Baptist Church (Saginaw, MI) for over 40 years until she moved to Ypsilanti, MI. In Ypsilanti, she was a member of Beautiful Gate International Church where her son Charles and daughter-in-law Sharolyn are pastors. Minnie gave her life to Christ as a young girl and was baptized in Bolton, Mississippi at St. Thomas Missionary Baptist Church. Minnie grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. She moved to Muskegon, MI in 1950 where she attended high school at Muskegon High. It was there that she met the love of her life, Joseph Amos Dixon. They were married June 7, 1952 and spent the next 68 years living a life filled with love and family. They raised five children: Joseph, John, Charles, Diane and Linda.
Minnie had a passion for life. She enjoyed every minute of time spent with the people that she loved. Her beautiful smile and caring spirit always brightened every room that she occupied. She was admired by all for her courageous spirit, strong faith in God and wholesome cooking! The Dixon home was always a source of life and refuge for anyone needing to have a good meal, a good laugh or an encouraging word. Minnie was a “Matriarch of Mothers” and her crowning achievement was raising God-fearing and successful children to carry on her legacy of love, faith, and grace. She was honored as Employee of the Year during her 15-year employment as a dietary assistant at Luther Manor in Saginaw, MI. Everything Minnie did, she did with her whole heart and with a spirit of excellence.
Her memory will be cherished by her husband Joseph Dixon; children: John LeVail Dixon (Arlington, TX), Charles (Sharolyn) Dixon (Plymouth, MI), Diane Dixon (Canton, MI), Linda (Karl) Nichols (Round Rock, TX); grandchildren: Felecia Dixon (Saginaw, MI), Jamaal Dixon (Fort Worth, TX), Chase (Kiana) Dixon (Plymouth, MI), April Dixon (Austin, TX), Marvin Dixon (Plymouth, MI), Darius Nichols (Austin, TX), Aqshems Meten Nichols (Berkeley, CA), Solomon Nichols (Houston, TX); great-grandchildren: KenTorria and Ty’Janna Dixon, Christian Biami, Savayah, Saliyah, Naomi, and Nia Dixon; great- great grandchildren: Mi’kayah, Mi’kael and Maleah Pratt; sisters: Gloria Plumpp (Flint, MI), Helen Beal (LasVegas, NV), Katherine Brooks (Flint, MI); and a host of friends, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives that she dearly loved including her cousin Wilma Bennet, sister- in- law Jessie Beal, Deborah Dixon, mother to her grandchildren, and special friends Elizabeth Barnett and Darlean Carpenter.
Minnie was preceded in death by her parents: John and Leola W. Beal; children: Carl D. Ford (stepson), Joseph Amos Dixon; siblings: John, Joe, and Napoleon Beal; sisters-in-law: Marie Nettles, Rosemary Delaney, Elizabeth Hayward, Allene Primus, Dora James; brothers-in-law: John, LeVail, and Abe Dixon; and great-granddaughter Ja’Miyah Laneece Dixon.
The family would like to thank the caring staff at West Hickory Haven in Milford, MI for their loving service to Minnie in her final days.
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