Richard was born on July 26, 1940 in Fort Worth to Paul Ernest and Laura Mae Brown Dixon.
Richard retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after 45+ years of service.
Richard is survived by his daughter, Rebecca Anne Dixon of Lillian, TX, sons Richard Lee Dixon, Jr. of Crumpton MD, Russell Jess Dixon and daughter in-law Traci Leigh Dixon of Watauga TX , his sister Joyce Faye McGilvray and brother-in-law, Floyd W. McGilvray, of Shive, TX, four grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on February 26, 2022 at Riley Funeral Home with interment at Murphree Cemetery in Evant.