Lucius Dixon, Jr.

Lucius Dixon, Jr. was born in Houston Texas on January 24, 1928 to Lucius Dixon Sr. and Carrie Lee Dixon. Lucius finished from Phillis Wheatley High School and attended Tuskegee University and Texas Southern University. He also served in the United States Army during the Korea War. He was a combat veteran with a Honorable Discharge. Lucius was employed by the U.S. Postal Service where he retired after thirty-three years of service. Lucius received Jesus Christ at an early age and was baptized at the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in the Houston Height area. In the yar of nineteen fifty-seven he and his family joined the Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church. He served in many ministries, a leader of the Royal Ambassador (boy youth), Vacation Bible School, Sunday School, Master's Men, Male Chorus, New Members Orientation, Chairmen Of Deacons, member of the Judah Tribe, Seasoned Saints, Thursday Night Live Bible Study, Vision Ministry and SWAT. Lucius was preceded in death by his lovely wife of forty nine years, Carrie Ruth Dixon, and his parents a sister Mary Lee Mitchell, and a brother Andrew Lee Dixon. He is survived by his two step-sons, James H. Anderson, Jr. and Rev. Eric T. Anderson, and a sister Juanita M. Jackson, three grand children, eight great grand children and a host of nieces nephews and his favorite niece.