Memorial services for Billy Dixon, 55, of Wayne were held Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Services were under the direction of the Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
Mr. Dixon passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020.
William Eugene Dixon was born July 5, 1965, in Abilene, Texas, the older of two sons born to Bill and Margaret Dixon. The son of a career military man, Billy and family moved a few times during his childhood. They eventually settled in Healdton where Billy graduated with the Bulldog Class of 1984.
Out of high school, Billy began working at the local Pizza Hut. It wasn’t long before he noticed a young lady from Graham named Tammy LaRoche. What began as a friendship turned into a life commitment, and Billy and Tammy were married on July 2, 1988 in Healdton.
Billy joined the United States Army, and served his country proudly for a little more than nine years. Once out of the service, he began working in communications for Space Imaging and later GOI. The challenges of driving to and from work, landed Billy and Tammy in Purcell, where they bought a copy of The Purcell Register. They answered an ad for a house in Wayne and have called it home since.
Together they raised three daughters, Kimberly, Rebekkah and Tara. Billy was a proud father and heavily involved in their everyday lives. He coached little league softball and served as Bulldog Booster Club President, and in many other ways.
Billy loved watching “Storage Wars” and managed to make a few garage sales himself. He loved computers and electronics and anything and everything to do with science fiction. He studied astronomy and more recently picked up a drone.
He cherished Tammy and his girls, and was never happier than the day he became a Papa. He will be dearly missed!
He was preceded in death by his “Papa” Lucian Bryant, who helped raise him.
Billy is survived by his wife, Tammy of the home; his girls, Kimberly Allen and husband, Jeremy, of Purcell, Rebekkah Radford and husband, Darren, of Dale and Tara Williams of Wilson, Okla.; his parents, Bill and Margaret Dixon of Healdton; his brother, Shane Dixon of Moore, Okla.; six grandchildren, Aria, Hallie, Karrah, Weston, Legend and Nolan and a host of other family and friends.
Online condolences may be made at wilsonlittle.com.
