Dixon Lee Summers, 83, of Arthurdale, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021, at Windy Hill Village.
He was born in Grafton, on April 20, 1938, a son of the late Brice L. Summers and Virginia Maxine (Stone) Summers.
Dixon was a 1956 graduate of Newburg High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army 354th Ordinance from January 1956-January 1964, where he achieved the rank of sergeant first class. He later was employed by Sterling Faucet for 39 years where he worked as a machinist and later retired from Wilson Works. He was a lifelong member of the Gladesville Church of Christ.
He is survived by a daughter, Naola Clark and husband Greg, of Bruceton Mills; a son, Randy Summers and wife Donna, of Arthurdale; four grandchildren, Megan Pretzel and husband Jason, Tyler Clark and Kristin, Cordell Summers and Madison Summers; three great-grandchildren, Hunter Partridge, Cole Pretzel and Ashlyn Clark; three brothers, Arnold Summers, of Sevierville, Tenn., William and Carol Summers, of Morgantown, and Stanton and Terri Summers, of Vienna; and a sister-in-law, Agnes Summers, of Arthurdale.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Erma Raye (Spangler) Summers; a brother, Arthur Summers; and a sister-in-law, Vonda Summers.
Friends may call at the Field Funeral Home in Masontown, from 3-8 p.m., Monday, June 7. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 8, with Vernon Teagarden officiating.
Interment will be in Arthurdale Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by the Preston County VFW Honor Guard and the WVANG Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Dixon’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1299 Pineview Drive # 3, Morgantown, WV 26505.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff of Windy Hill Village for their patience, love and compassion.
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