Fred White Dixon Sr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Fred White Dixon, Sr., 93, died Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Rowan Medical Center. Born January 2, 1929 in Salisbury, Mr. Dixon was the son of the late Willis N. and Louise White Dixon of Salisbury. He attended Salisbury schools, Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA, Wake Forest University and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army in 1950-51. Married in 1951 to Joyce Myers Dixon, Mr. Dixon settled in Salisbury, where he was associated with White Packing Company for over forty years, serving as President from 1979 to 1985. He held many leadership roles in the meat-packing industry, including a term as President of the NC Meat Packers Association, where he worked to have North Carolina’s inspection system included as one of the first state systems recognized by the US Department of Agriculture. He served on the Industrial Relations Committee for the National Meat Packers Association, and he was a charter member of the Meat Science Institute of Rutgers University. Mr. Dixon was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church, Salisbury, where he served as Sunday School teacher, Trustee, and Chairman of the Board of Deacons. The church named him a Deacon Emeritus in 2003. He was a member and past President of the Salisbury Kiwanis Club and was a volunteer with Salisbury’s Hospice program, where he was a Volunteer of the Year. For over twenty-five years Mr. Dixon served on the Board of Trustees for Hargrave Military Academy. As a Trustee, he served a term as Vice Chairman and was a member of the Cheatham Chapel Construction Committee. The school presented him with its Outstanding Alumnus award in 1972. He continued his support through the years, working to promote the school as an outstanding preparatory educational institution. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Myers Dixon of Salisbury; son Fred Dixon, Jr. (Tammie) of Charlotte; son Mark Dixon (Mary) of Moore, SC; son Brian Dixon (Tammie) of Durham; five grandsons; Craig Dixon of Ebensburg, PA; CPT Christopher Dixon (Hannah) of Ft. Irwin, CA; Daniel Dixon (Dani) of Tampa, FL; Stephen Dixon (Christie) of Roebuck, SC; and Logan Dixon of Durham. He had five great-grandchildren, Liesl, Kit, Ashe, Izzy, and Ladd. A service celebrating Mr. Dixon’s life will take place on Wednesday, June 1 at 2:00 pm, at First Baptist Church Salisbury. The family will receive friends prior to the service at 12:00 pm in the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 223 N Fulton St, Salisbury, NC 28144; to Hargrave Military Academy, 200 Military Dr, Chatham, VA 24531; to the NC Baptist Children’s Home, 204 Idol St, Thomasville, NC 27360; or to any charity of choice. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Dixon family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Fred White Dixon Sr.

January 2, 1929 - May 26, 2022