- Date Of Birth: August 10, 1933
- Date Of Death: August 21, 2019
- State: Indiana
James E. Dixon Jr, 86 of Surprise, Ariz., formerly of Canton, Ohio, and Logansport, passed away peacefully at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 21, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
Born on August 10, 1933 in Chester Co., Pa., he was the son of the late James E. Dixon Sr. and L. Margaret (McCardell) Dixon Johnson.
His father worked for the railroad, so he moved often as a child. His family moved to Logansport, Ind., where he graduated high school in 1951. Jim graduated from Indiana State Teachers College with a Bachelor of Science in 1955; he served in the US Army as a medic in Schwabish Gmund, Germany, and was honorably discharged in February,1962.
Upon discharge he moved to Canton, Ohio where he began his career as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep for National Drug and ultimately with Mead Johnson Laboratories. He retired from Bristol Myers Squibb in 1992. In 2006, he moved to Surprise, Ariz., to enjoy his retirement. He was an avid golfer for John’s Bar, was a member of the Perry Eagles, and a member of St.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen (Potts); his children, James E. Dixon III (Fiancé Dixie Powell), Debra Blankenship, all of Canton, Christi (Doug) Klimes of Louisville and son-in-law, James Renner of Canton; step daughters, Michelle (Greg) Fuller, Lisa (John) Jarvis and Jennifer Oman, all of Arizona; a sister, Patricia Albright of Plymouth, Ind; sisters-in-law, Betty (Jeff) Susbauer, Cleveland, Ohio, Nancy Stovall, Holliday, Utah and brother-in-law, Robert (Nancy) Potts, Enon, Ohio; eight grandchildren, Todd, Scott (Jackie), Kate-Ashleigh and Carli Renner, Tifany (Jim) Hilton, Eric Blankenship, Christopher (Brittany) Klimes and Brittany (Trey) Fitzwater; two step grandchildren, Hayden and Noah Fuller; two step great-grandchildren, Joshua and Nate Fitzwater.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Kathryn (Dixon) Renner; sister, Peggy Ellis and brothers-in-law, Frank Ellis and Ronald Albright.
