Joseph Wayne Dixon, 73, of Blackshear, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Southeast Georgia Health Systems – Brunswick Campus.
Born in Blackshear January 31, 1950, he had lived in Pierce County all his life. He was a 1968 graduate of Blackshear High School and was a contractor, having previously owned and operated Dixon & Associates. When he was able, he loved to plant a garden, and enjoyed bird watching and fishing. He also enjoyed watching NASCAR, the Georgia Bulldogs and the Dick Van Dyke Show. He was very musically inclined having played the guitar, the banjo and the mandolin. He attended Abundant Life Christian Center.
He was a son of the late James Spencer and Juanita Jewell Sapp Dixon. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ray Dixon and two sisters-in-law, Bertie Dixon and Carolyn Dixon.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Cheryl Aldridge Dixon, Blackshear; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Missy Dixon, De Leon Springs, FL and Jason and Sonya Dixon, Blackshear; four sisters, Wanda (Jimmy) Byrd, Nancy (John) McIntosh, Karen (Keith) Hayes and Debbie (Brian) Bailey, all of Blackshear; four brothers, Travis Dixon, Jerry (Burnice) Dixon, and Ronnie (Anne) Dixon, all of Blackshear and Ted (Angie) Dixon, Waycross; two grandchildren, Sariah Dixon and Jacob Dixon and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the funeral home chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, from the Pearson-Dial Chapel.
Interment will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery near Hoboken.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online register at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
