Rev. William Dixon, age 80, of Dover, went to his Heavenly home surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at UAMS in Little Rock.  He was born February 19, 1943, at Pea Ridge in Pope County to Huie Thelbert and Reba Viola Davis Dixon.

He was a master mechanic for heavy equipment and was an evangelist with the Free Will Baptist Church.  He was a member of the Dover Free Will Baptist Church and was a pastor for the Living Word of Faith Fellowship in Cabot, the Cedar Grove Assembly of God in Hector, and a Deacon at the 105 Assembly of God near Atkins.  He enjoyed beekeeping, fishing, loved animals and loving-on his grandkids.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Thelbert, Dewayne and Chester Dixon; four sisters, Lucille Roberts, Lula Bell Cross, Ruby Nell Duvall and Linda Dixon; and a daughter, Shauntell Dixon.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Carolyn Brown Dixon; three sons and two daughters-in-law, William Dixon of Hector, Mark and Becky Dixon of Jackson, Tennessee and Scott and Brandy Dixon of Dover; a daughter, Tina Dixon of Dover; two sisters-in-law, Ruth and Henrey Logan and Geneva Dixon; 21 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the First Free Will Baptist Church in Dover, with the Rev. Joey Hanna, the Rev. Earl Helton and the Rev. Dean Caldwell officiating.  Burial will be in the Booger Hollow Cemetery north of Dover, under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Mark Dixon, Adam Brown, Aaron Hurst, Dustin Hurst, Dylan Morgan, and Sammuel Brown.

Honorary pallbearers will be John Dixon, Harley Montgomery, Glen Goree, Daryl Pritchard, Joshua Garcia, and Micheal Henderson.

Online guestbook and condolences available at www.shinnfuneral.com.