‘Shorty’ Dixon
Shorty Dixon Edward C. “Shorty” Dixon 97, long-time resident of Waycross, passed away Thursday evening, August 29, 2024, at Southern Pines of Thomasville under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. He was born in Blackshear August 2, 1927.
He was a graduate of Blackshear High School and joined the Navy shortly thereafter. After the military, he moved to Waycross and married the love of his life, Beatrice Aletha Lynn Dixon in 1951, and they were happily married for 73 years. Together they had a daughter, Menza Dixon Krause.
He was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Sally Dixon; his three brothers: Darthell, Ronnie and Bronzal Dixon and his four sisters: Ilean Baxter, Winlen Walker, Eula Dell Pearson and Deasy Mattox.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Lynn Dixon; their daughter, Menza Dixon Krause (John); their grandchildren: Maxwell Gordon Mitchell (Sarah) and Mason Edward Mitchell (Megan); his greatgrandchildren: Odin Alexander Mitchell, Ivan Edward Mitchell and Cade Maxwell Mitchell and many nieces, nephews and relatives.
He lived a long and generous life. During his career, he worked at Seaboard Coastline Railroad, managed a prosperous pecan orchard and worked as a lineman for BellSouth from which he would later retire. He was a devout Christian and a regular member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. In his leisure time he could most often be found tending to his flourishing garden and fruit trees, tinkering away in his shed or just comfortably sitting under the shade of his carport. And if you could ever spare two minutes to let him tell you the exact number of oranges or pecans or grapefruit he had grown, he would happily let you take home just as many as you could carry.
He loved his family and friends and would never hesitate to tell you just how proud he was of them and how happy he was to see you. Shorty will be sorely missed, but he will live forever in our hearts.
A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
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